Three in Five Bulgarians Want Current Government to Complete Its Term - Poll

Sixty-one percent of Bulgarians believe the minority coalition government led by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov should complete its four-year term of office, a new survey showed on Thursday.

According to a poll among 1,026 Bulgarian nationals over the age of 18 conducted by Alpha Research January 15-23, trust in Borisov has increased to 32% as compared to 25% at the beginning of his term of office in November 2014. Thirty-seven percent gave a negative assessment of Borisov's performance, a decrease from about 50% in November.

Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, was the most trusted Bulgarian politician in the survey with 42% support and 21% disapproval. Thirty-seven percent said they had no opinion.

President Rosen Plevneliev has scored an approval rate of 29%, while 34% of respondents expressed a negative perception of his policies. Thirty-seven percent had no opinion.

After the tumultuous start of the cabinet's term, now 43% of Bulgarians remain neutral about the Parliament's activity, while 46% are pessimistic. 

When asked about their opinion of the current economic situation in Bulgaria, 53% of the respondents said it has worsened, while five percent said it has improved.

Fifty-six percent of those polled believe believe their household incomes will remain the same.

According to the survey, one of the least trusted sectors remains the judiciary, with 57% of respondents saying that if they became victims of a crime courts of law would impose just sentences on the perpetrators. Similarly, 52% don't believe police will act adequately to discover the offenders.

The majority of respondents expressed their solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks on the offices of...