site.btaUPDATED Trend Poll: 20% of Bulgarians Approve of Caretaker Cabinet

The caretaker cabinet has 20% approval of Bulgarians, according to a poll by the Trend polling agency.  A total of 39% declare their disapproval. According to Trend, the relatively high frequency of the "Don't know/Can't judge" option is due to the relatively recent entry into office of the government compared to the beginning of the survey.

The poll was commissioned by the Nova Broadcasting Group and 24 Chasa and was dedicated to the attitudes of Bulgarians towards the main institutions, parties and topical issues. The research was conducted between April 12 and 19, 2024 through a direct semi-standardized face-to-face interview with a tablet among 1,002 adult Bulgarians. 

Just 11% of Bulgarians have a positive attitude towards the changes in the Constitution in the part related to the caretaker cabinet. Despite discussions in the public space in recent months, 39% of respondents said they were not familiar with the changes. On the other hand, 38% of respondents have a negative attitude towards the constitutional changes. 

Further decline was registered in the assessment of Parliament's work, as in April the positive assessment was 12% and the negative one reached 80%. The assessment of the President has not shown any major fluctuations for nearly 10 months. 

Regarding the support of political parties and electoral attitudes, Trend did not register any substantial changes. Negotiations about the rotation and accusations over the Customs Agency are probably the reason for the decline in support for Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) by just over 2% of voters. 

GERB-UDF maintained its support levels registered in recent months at 24.9% of voters. CC-DB would be supported by 15.5%, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - 14.4% and Vazrazhdane - 14.2%. These three formations are close in figures and their performance in the upcoming election campaign will be key to the final ordering of the second, third and fourth parties in Parliament. The fifth position for the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) remains secure with 9.1% of the vote, and in sixth place is There Is Such a People (TISP) with 4.8%. 

Nearly 7% of Bulgarians said that they will use the "I do not support anyone" option. 

Some 49% said they would vote in the upcoming early parliamentary elections. 

The electoral picture in the European elections is quite similar. In these elections, Bulgarians report a slightly higher support for CC-DB with 16.1% and a minimal difference in the negative direction for BSP (8.7% of voters).