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At 11 am, turnout in the elections to the 45th National Assembly was 12.5%. This is demonstrated by the forecast data of the sociological agency Gallup International Balkan from the exit poll in front of the polling stations.
This means that so far the turnout is significantly lower than that reported 4 years ago in the previous parliamentary elections. This is a vote in a very unpredictable environment. At 11.30 am the participation is still lower than in 2017 Let’s not forget that the activity was not low then, now the activity is advancing towards this time by a few points down“Gallup CEO Parvan Simeonov told BNR.
According to him, at least for now, the expectation of less activity is working.
“Of course, it is too early to summarize,” said the sociologist.
Apart from the Covid situation, according to him, the fact that there is a greater interest in politics in our country is also important, when a “new giant alternative” emerges.
“Despite some harsh clichés, in the context of voter turnout, turnout in our country is not low,” he said.
Simeonov believes that one of the worst advisers in this election will be nervousness.
Regarding the number of quarantined places and overseas voting, the Gallup CEO said these were not as big of a problem as announced.
Turnout at 10:00 am was 7.58 percent, the CEC said meanwhile.. According to official data, in 2017 it was 1% lower, 8.44 percent. The lowest turnout at this time was reported in Silistra – 3.98 percent and the highest in Montana – 11.12 percent. In the metropolitan districts, the activity is approximately 7.0 – 7.75 percent.
