If early parliamentary elections were to be held today, the ruling GERB party would receive the support of 24.1 percent of voters, a survey by Sova Harris agency indicates. Second comes the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) with 20 percent, followed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) with 6.2 percent, and the United Patriots with 4.7 percent.
The parties that would remain below the 4 percent election threshold are: Democratic Bulgaria with 1.5 percent, Volya with 0.8 percent, ABV with 0.4 percent, Union of Democratic Forces (SDS) with 0.3 percent.
25.3 percent of the respondents say they have not made up their minds yet, and 12.6 percent state they will not go to the polls.
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