Opinion polls, Political Elites and Party Competition in Post-Communist Bulgaria
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1352-3279,1743-9116
DOI: 10.1080/714003579