The political crisis and the subsequent resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov's government rearranged the electoral map of the country just days before the end of 2025. The distance between the first two political forces - GERB and PP-DB, is shrinking to below 4 percent, and the willingness to vote is increasing significantly. This is shown by the data from the latest national representative survey by the sociological agency "Alpha Research".
"The resignation of the cabinet is accepted as the logical outcome of the protests and over half of the respondents believe that it should have been submitted", the sociologists report in their analysis.
According to the survey, conducted in the period December 5-12, the political activity of citizens is awakening, with between 300 and 500 thousand more people expected to go to the polls compared to the last vote.
GERB retains first place with 21.4% of those who have firmly decided to vote, but suffers negative consequences from the government. The party leader Boyko Borisov retains trust at 21.6%, but distrust in him increases to nearly 60 percent.
At the same time, the PP-DB coalition is entering a positive trajectory after its support for the protests. They gain nearly 4 points of growth and reach 17.8% support. "A certain convergence of the vote for GERB and PP-DB suggests an even more acute rivalry in the election campaign", predicts "Alpha Research".
Among the leaders of PP-DB, Asen Vassilev and Ivaylo Mirchev receive similar trust of about 14.5%, while Bozhidar Bojanov is approved by 12.9% of voters.
President Rumen Radev retains a leading position in the institutional rating, but also loses support. Trust in the head of state drops by 4 points to 35%, for the first time coming close to the level of distrust (33%).
"Vazrazhdane" is establishing itself as the third political force with 11.6%, and its leader Kostadin Kostadinov enjoys a little over 10% trust.
The collapse in trust towards Delyan Peevski is dramatic. The leader of "DPS - New Beginning" registered an anti-record with 80.3% distrust and only 5.6% trust. His formation remains fourth with 9.4% electoral weight.
On the verge of the parliamentary barrier are the former partners in the government. The BSP falls to 4.9%, and the ITN to 3.8%, which puts their entry into the next National Assembly in question.
"Euro is the word that most characterizes the passing year and at the same time symbolizes 2026", the agency added, referring to the upcoming introduction of the single European currency.