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Survey: 1/3 of Bulgarians want to go back to the times before 1989

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When asked "In which historical period would you like to live if you have a choice?", 32.6% of Bulgarians refer to the time of socialism. 28.1% refer to the early democracy after 1989, indicates data of a representative survey by the National Center for Parliamentary Studies.

When asked "What makes you ashamed of being Bulgarian?", 17.1% of the polled refer to politicians. According to the survey, 14% of Bulgarians are not proud of their origin.

38.6% of the respondents said that the country’s membership in the EU is the important event after the changes in 1989. According to 16.1% of Bulgarians, the country’s membership in NATO is the most important event after 1989. Approval of Bulgaria’s EU membership decreased by 11.4% to 51.6%. 56.5% of the respondents disapprove of the country’s accession to the Eurozone.

Support for Russia has dropped from 29.9% in 2013 to 14.7% in 2023.




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