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The popular approval of the Chief of the National Operational General Staff, Major General Ventsislav Mutafchiiski, is 60%. This is according to a study by Alpha Research, carried out among 1000 adult residents of the country through a telephone interview in the period from April 28 to May 5, 2020.
According to the study, during this first stage of the COVID-19 crisis, politicians who put people’s lives and health above the economy are positive. As a result, the two-month state of emergency has led to the next change in positions on the chessboard of Bulgarian politics.
60% of the respondents positively value the work of a gene. Mutafchiyski, while only 15% have a negative opinion.
The poll shows a drop in President Rumen Radev’s personal rating. There is an 8% decrease in approval (from 48% in December to 40% in early May) and a 10% jump in negative reviews (from 15 to 25 percent).
Therefore, for the first time since the inauguration of the head of state, the president and the prime minister are equal in confidence (40% – for Radev, 40% – for Borisov).
The way out of direct confrontations between the Prime Minister and the President is in favor of the Prime Minister. 34% approve of Borissov’s position on measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the initial acute phase of the crisis, while 27% support Radev’s position. Assessments of their positions on speed and focus of economic recovery are closer (28% approve of the Prime Minister’s thesis versus 24%) of the President.
Public attitudes show strong support for both the measures taken to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic. 70% approve of health quarantine measures and feel more secure with them. 60%: measures in education and especially the timely introduction of distance learning for their children. 52% support the social measures launched targeting the most vulnerable and at-risk groups.
The predominantly critical sentiments are present only towards the still unclear economic measures, which may be the factor that will tip the balance in the coming months.
The two-month state of emergency led to a double negative result for the main opposition force, BSP. Their leader Cornelia Ninova lost 6 support points and her rating fell to 15%. The former president on the left, M. Mikov, had comparable values in 2015-2016, before being replaced by Ms. Ninova. The impact on electoral support for the BSP seems even more serious. Compared to December, the party lost about a third of its potential voters (from 21.5% to 12.2%).
At the end of the state of emergency, GERB crosses the threshold of the expected “normalization” with a serious advantage in the field of electoral attitudes. Maintain their pre-crisis positions almost unchanged (20.8%), only due to BSP erosion (up to 12.2%). Slavi Trifonov’s hypothetical formation remains in third place. There are no significant changes in the other political entities. Almost all lose slightly from the crisis, incl. the small partner of the United Patriots coalition, which remains in the shadow of the great ruler.
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