site.btaJuly 2021 Elections: Centre for Analysis and Marketing Survey Puts There Is Such a People 0.2% ahead of GERB by 0.2 %

Sofia, July 5 (BTA) - In a survey conducted between June 26 and
July 1 among 1,011 respondents between June 26 and July, the
Centre for Analysis and Marketing (CAM) found that the There Is
Such a People (TISP) ranks 0.2 per cent ahead of GERB in the
upcoming July 11 early parliamentary elections. The results of
the poll were presented at the BTA National Press Club on
Monday.

A week before polling day, TISP stands to gain 20.8 per cent of
votes, GERB-UDF 20.6 per cent, BSP for Bulgaria 15.5 per cent,
Democratic Bulgaria 12.3 per cent, the Movement for Rights and
Freedoms (MRF) 11.4 per cent, Rise Up! Thugs Out! 4.7 per cent,
Bulgarian Patriots 3.3 per cent, Vazrazhdane 2.4 per cent,
Bulgarian Summer 1.4 per cent, Left Union for a Pure and Sacred
Republic 1.2 per cent, and other parties 2.1 per cent.

This would give TISP and GERB-UDF 55-60 seats each in the next
parliament, BSP for Bulgaria will 40-45 seats, Democratic
Bulgaria 32-36 seats, MRF 30-34 seats, and Rise Up! Thugs OuT!
12-14, Yulii Pavlov of CAM commented.

About 60.7 per cent of respondents said they had firmly decided
to go to the polls on July 11, almost 9 per cent would vote but
have not set their choice 8 per cent still hesitate whether to
vote, and 21.5 per cent are decided to stay out of the polls.
The CAM estimates the number of people who are expected to
exercise their franchise at between 3,300,000 and 3,400,000.

Fifty per cent of respondents assess the caretaker Cabinet's
performance in on the whole positive terms, while 30.7 per cent
assess it in rather negative terms. As many as 46.2 per cent
rather approve the sanctions imposed by the US under the
Magnitsky Act as they help fight corruption, and 29.8 per cent
rather disapprove because they believe that the sanctions
interfere in Bulgaria's domestic policy.
   
Asked whether the Magnitsky Act and the disclosures of the
caretaker Cabinet have changed their voting preferences, 55.7
per cent of respondents said they would still vote for the same
political force, about 5 per cent have shifted their
preferences, 5 per cent planned to vote but gave up the idea,
and another 6 per cent were not going to vote but have now
changed their mind. A total of 19.3 per cent stood out of the
previous elections and do not intend to vote on July 11, either.

The most approved politicians are President Rumen Radev (49.3
per cent) , TISP leader Slavi Trifonov (32.9 per cent), Vice
President Iliana Iotova (32.7 per cent), and caretaker Prime
Minister Stefan Yanev (31.8 per cent). Radev is the only
politician with approval exceeding disapproval.

Respondents were also asked about COVID-19 vaccination, and 20.7
 per cent said they had already been inoculated, 8.7 per cent
are planning to get the jab at the earliest opportunity, 18.1
per cent will do so but will wait for a couple of months to see
the effects, and 47.5 per cent stated that they do not plan to
be vaccinated at this stage. NV/DT/LG