Seventy-one per cent of the Bulgarians think that the Government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will serve out its full term of office.

This is evident from an opinion poll of the National Centre for Public Opinion Studies conducted among 100 interviewees in the period from November 3 to 10. However, 11 per cent think that it is possible to have early general elections. These are mostly people, aged over 50, inhabitants of small population centres, poor people and followers of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) that hold this opinion.

A total of 42 per cent approve of the Government's performance, 4.5 per cent up compared to September.

According to the November poll, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov enjoys the approval of 58 per cent of the respondents, 1 per cent down compared to September. At the same time the disapproval of the Prime Minister has increased by 3 per cent within three months.

President Georgi Purvanov's popularity rating is 43 per cent, one per cent up compared to the September poll. Thirty-one per cent of the respondents approve of the performance of National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva, one per cent up compared to September.

The police continues to top the list of institutions in terms of approval with 54 per cent, 4 per cent up compared to September. The National Assembly has a popularity rating of 23 per cent, 1 per cent up compared to September, while the disapproval of this institution is 64 per cent, 5 per cent up as from September.

The disapproval of the court keeps on increasing - from 62 per cent in September to 69.4 per cent in November - particularly, in the context of the judgments ruling on the release of defendants on high-profile cases.

Of the Cabinet members Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov enjoys the highest approval of 54 per cent (although his popularity has dropped by 8 per cent due to the property scandal involving his name), followed by Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov (53 per cent) and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Rosen Plevneliev (52 per cent). At the bottom of the ranking are Environment Minister Nona Karadjova, EU funds minister Tomislav Donchev, Transport Minister Aleksandar Tsvetkov and Justice Minister Margarita Popova.

Source: BTA