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Half of adult Bulgarians want early elections

50% of adult Bulgarians support the idea of ​​early parliamentary elections. This is what a survey by the AFIS reasearch agency, conducted in early August, shows. For 52% of respondents, the reason for the protests was "General dissatisfaction with the overall governance of the state." For 49% the engine of the protests was anger over corruption; for 26% - the struggle between the oligarchs, for 22% - the political ambitions of the opposition, and for 11% - the actions of external forces.



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