Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Right-wing lawyers buy polling agency Gallup International Balkan

Assoc. prof. Borislav Tsekov
Photo: BGNES

The sale of 100% of the shares of Gallup International Balkan, a Zurich-based polling agency, has been finalised. The agency is a traditional partner of the Bulgarian National Radio in election coverage. 

The founders and previous shareholders Andrey Raichev and Kancho Stoychev have transferred their shares to the joint stock company Paxton Research, which was established for this purpose. 

The owners of Paxton Research are the conservative think-tank Research Centre for New Europe, headed by the constitutionalist lawyer Borislav Tsekov, and the association Republican Centre, headed by the constitutionalist lawyer Petar Kichashki.

Tsekov said that the agency is going to be restructured into a research centre with three directions - sociological; research in the field of constitutional law, which will also publish a journal with the participation of scholars and professors from Bulgaria and the US; the third direction, which will be formed jointly with US partners, is a centre for monitoring anti-democratic ideologies and propaganda in Bulgaria. Funding for the deal is provided by Tsekov and Kichashki's successful international business, according to the Gallup International Balkan website.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Phenomena STEAM Museum opens in Sofia

Sofia has a new spot for curious minds. Phenomena is a museum where science and art come together — a place to experiment, discover, and get hands-on with the wonders of how the world works. Rooted in the spirit of STEAM education — that’s Science,..

published on 11/2/25 11:05 AM

A politician, diplomats and military figures: the heroes of Sofia's new museum.

‘In my view, the period between Bulgaria’s liberation and 1944 was especially significant because I believe that the country was then on the right developmental path,’ says collector Filip Milanov. ‘That era produced many people of exceptional integrity..

published on 11/2/25 10:15 AM

Fearless Bulgarian Women Who Said “No” to the Rules

On 1 November, Bulgaria’s National Awakeners' Day, Sofia’s Gina Kuncheva Square will come alive in a truly remarkable way. From midday, the Oborishte Municipality and the Buditelkite Foundation will unveil the country’s first interactive outdoor museum,..

published on 11/1/25 7:40 AM