Trend Research Center

The current mayor of Ruse Pencho Milkov from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) won 60.5% of the votes in yesterday's runoff, and his rival Ivan Ivanov from GERB-SDS got 33%, according to the exit poll of the Trend Research Center.

"We Continue the Change" marks a new decline in support, which allows GERB to overtake them. "Vazrazhdane" (Revival/Възраждане) registered growth for the second consecutive month. More than half of Bulgarians believe the government will not serve a full term. 47% are of the opinion that early parliamentary elections are not necessary.

A poll shows that 80 percent of people in Bulgaria do not know the Bulgarian position on the so-called "Green Deal".

Under this name are known the new climate goals of the European Union, which provide for the economy to gradually become independent of coal as an energy source.

One in four Bulgarians had intended to live abroad, according to a survey by Trend Research Center.

According to 22% of the interviewees, their acquaintance/relative has returned from abroad with the intention of living permanently in Bulgaria; 31% said that Bulgarians living abroad were happier than those living in Bulgaria, while 44% disagreed.

For Bulgarians, the most important thing is that the new chief prosecutor is not corrupt and honest, according to a study by the Trend Research Center, cited by BGNES. 

Over 76% are those who have heard / understood that a new Attorney General will be elected by the end of October, while 18% are not.

For more than 50% of Bulgarians the summer holiday this year turns out to be a chimera. Every second person is ready to draw credit to have vacation at the sea. This shows a study by the Trend Research Center.

A week before launching the election campaign, two sociological agencies published forecasts of electoral attitudes.

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The study of the Trend Research Center was conducted between 5 and 12 April among 1008 people.

A little over 1 million Bulgarians think vaccines are not safe. This is shown by a study of the Trend Research Center, ordered by "24 Hours".

86% of Bulgarians have not yet been tested for AIDS. 55% of our compatriots declare that they would not communicate with HIV positive person. These are the main conclusions of Trend Research Center's latest study, commissioned by Health Without Borders, dedicated to the attitudes and awareness of Bulgarians about the HIV virus.

Over 60% of Bulgarians are not satisfied with their standard of living at the moment. However, again, nearly 60% of Bulgarians are happy. 54% do not expect their standard to change in the next year. A positive attitude for change is declared by 21% of Bulgarians and only 16% believe that their standard of living will deteriorate.