On How Populism in Bulgaria Is Different | 43 comments (43 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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How are parties doing in the current polls, BTW? How high did Attack climb, and was the potential of Borissov's announced party measured yet?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 04:53:40 PM EST
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If elections were to be held today, 44.1% would not vote. The Socialist Party would get 22.8, and "Attack" would be second with 9.1%. But as I said, this is the most they could get, according to sociologists. The National Movement for Rights and Freedoms (the Turkish party) would take 5.1%. The highest price in participating in the triple ruling coalition pays Simeon's party, which would only get 5.1% of the votes.

And then, the crisis on the right is deepening even more with the UDF being able to get only 2.8%, which means that if elections were today, it would not even get into the Parliament.

I can resist anything but temptation.- Oscar Wilde

by Little L (ljolito (at) gmail (dot) com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 05:19:19 PM EST
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Thanks. This situation sucks big-time. So attack is potentially 16.3% of votes... and a fifth of a proportionally elected parliament!...

2.8%/0.559 = 5.01%, so UDF is right at the limit.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 05:53:50 PM EST
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Ah right...forgot about multiplication:-)!

I can resist anything but temptation.- Oscar Wilde

by Little L (ljolito (at) gmail (dot) com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 03:24:22 AM EST
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I still have no data measuring the potential of Borissov's party, maybe we need to wait till June to see if he is really going to create one.

I can resist anything but temptation.- Oscar Wilde

by Little L (ljolito (at) gmail (dot) com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 05:24:30 PM EST
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