Because of the coronavirus, 23% of Bulgarians have changed their plans for the holidays. 3 out of 4 say the holidays will not be the same because of the pandemic. 59% will refrain from meeting friends and relatives during the holidays. Nearly 2.5 million Bulgarians, or 45%, are not in the mood to celebrate, according to a study by Trend Agency, commissioned by the 24 Chasa newspaper.
62% of Bulgarians say that they will buy presents, which is a decline of 7 percent compared to 2019. 28%, most of them elderly people, will not be buying gifts. 48% of people experience financial difficulties during Christmas and New Year. 57% of respondents, mostly young people, said they would not change their plans because of the pandemic, and 17% had no plans yet.
Polling day in Reading, south-east England, is going smoothly. About 300 people are expected to vote. The town's only polling station uses only paper ballots. This is the second time the polling station has been moved to a new address, but it is not..
Election day was peaceful for Bulgarians in London, ending two hours later than at home. However, one of the largest Bulgarian communities in a European capital, the one in London, did not go to the polls today in the numbers that we remember from the..
The exit polls from all the polling agencies show that GERB-SDS, led by Boyko Borissov, is clearly the number one political force in the future 51st Bulgarian Parliament. In recent years, the party has refrained from commenting before the final results..
According to the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, the MECH party is emerging as a new player in parliament. The acronym MECH stands..
Data from the parallel count, with 100% of the sample counted, by the polling agency Gallup International Balkan, partner of BNR in the coverage of the..
The turnout reached 28.5% by 5 p.m., Gallup International Balkan reported. By 3:00 p.m., voter turnout in the..
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