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Majority of Bulgarians say Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov should resign, though not the government: Gallup International

The majority of Bulgarians, 81 percent, say that Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov should resign in connection with the offensive remarks he made about the mothers of children with disabilities, 15 percent hold the opposite view, the rest cannot say.  

64 percent of the respondents say that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov should be held accountable for the Valeri Simeonov situation, 31 percent hold the opposite view.

56 percent are against the resignation of the entire government, 34 percent say it should resign, the rest do not know. The data are from a 27 October - 2 November survey conducted by Gallup International.



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