Survey: Bulgarian Pro-Russian party “Vazrazhdane” now Fourth in Support from the Populace

Clear mobilization of a radical vote is reported in the latest nationally representative survey by the Alpha Research polling agency. According to it, the nationalist pro-Russian "Vazrazhdane" (Revival/Възраждане) party, currently the smallest parliamentary group in the National Assembly, has doubled its support since November 2021 and ranks fourth in voter preferences, albeit not in a real election situation, with almost equal votes with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).

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The survey was conducted in the period 8 - 14 April 2022 among 1,037 adult citizens across the country through a direct standardized interview with tablets. A two-stage stratified by region and type of settlement sample with quota by sex, age, education was used. It is financed with own funds, the agency clarifies.

The political turbulence in the last two months is causing accelerated dynamics in the electoral attitudes of Bulgarians, sociologists comment. According to them, there is a general tendency towards fluctuations in support for the ruling parties of varying intensity, consolidation among GERB supporters and mobilization of a radical vote.

Clarifying that this is not a real electoral situation, Alpha Research measures the following preferences:

Electoral attitudes for parliamentary elections
Among those who said they would vote

From top to bottom: GERB 21,7%; We Continue the Change 18,4%; Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) 10,2%; Vazrazhdane 9,4%; Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) 7,6%; Democratic Bulgaria 6,7%; There Is Such a People 4,5%; Others 8,9; I have not decided 12,6

With 21.7% of those who decided to vote, GERB is...