Russia: Polls Show Falling Trust In President, Prime Minister
Interfax - 5.31.12 - JRL 2012-99
Moscow, 31 May: The rating of trust of Russians in Vladimir Putin fell from 55 per cent in March to 48 per cent at the end of May, according to a study the sociologists of the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) published on Thursday (31 May).
During this period the number of citizens who do not trust the head of state increased from 17 to 22 per cent and the number of those who "partially trust and partially do not trust" increased from 23 to 26 per cent, according to the study conducted on 26-27 May in 204 population centres, 64 constituent parts of the Russian Federation with the participation of 3,000 respondents.
Despite the fact that a majority (52 per cent) continue to be prepared to vote for Vladimir Putin at presidential election if it took place in the coming Sunday, his electoral rating fell in the two last weeks of May by 3 percentage points.
The FOM studies show that the rating of trust in Prime Minster Dmitriy Medvedev also shows a falling trend - from 47 per cent in the middle of May to 44 per cent at the end of the month. During this period the share of those who do not trust the prime minister increased from 20 per cent to 25 per cent and the proportion of those who partially trust and partially do not trust remains at 27 per cent.
The sociologists have recorded the fall of the number of the ruling party's supporters. At the end of May, according to FOM data, 44 per cent of those questioned are ready to vote for One Russia (United Russia) at a hypothetical parliamentary election on the coming Sunday. At the same time the share of those who refuse to turn up at the polls increased from 13 to 16 per cent.
Now 44 per cent of respondents say they trust the ruling party, compared with 47 per cent two weeks ago, the study showed.
At the same time citizens do not experience the need to attend rallies either in support of the authorities or against them. According to FOM data, at present 33 per cent of the respondents express dissatisfaction and are prepared to take part in protest action while 60 per cent do not want to protest. At the same time 61 per cent of the people polled said that over the past month they had not noticed readiness of people to take part in protest action, 25 per cent think that the readiness for protest events is growing.
Also, 63 per cent of the respondents do not plan in the near future to take part in gatherings and rallies of opponents or supporters of the current authorities. At the same time, 9 per cent would speak out in support of the authorities but would not attend rallies while 7 per cent would speak out against the authorities but would not take part in the rallies. Of those polled, 6 per cent would go to rallies against the authorities and 4 per cent in support of the actions by the authorities, according to poll by FOM, which was conducted over the past weekend in 100 population centres in 43 constituent parts of the Russian Federation with the participation of 1,500 respondents.
The falling trust of Russians in the president and prime minister is also shown by data of Levada-Tsentr, which arrived in Interfax on Thursday.
When asked by sociologists to name politicians whom the respondents trust above others, 37 per cent of the respondents named Vladimir Putin and 25 per cent Dmitriy Medvedev, while in April these figures were 42 and 28 per cent respectively.
Despite this, the majority of compatriots are satisfied with the work of Vladimir Putin and Dmitriy Medvedev - 69 and 64 per cent of those polled, respectively. This is according to a poll conducted by the centre between 25-29 May in 130 population centres in 45 Regions (1,604 people).
At the same time the sociologists recorded an increase from 30 to 35 per cent in the number of Russians who believe in the ability of the government in the foreseeable future to improve things in the country and the number of people who believe that in general the country is moving in the right direction increased from 46 to 49 per cent.
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Moscow, 31 May: The rating of trust of Russians in Vladimir Putin fell from 55 per cent in March to 48 per cent at the end of May, according to a study the sociologists of the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) published on Thursday (31 May).
During this period the number of citizens who do not trust the head of state increased from 17 to 22 per cent and the number of those who "partially trust and partially do not trust" increased from 23 to 26 per cent, according to the study conducted on 26-27 May in 204 population centres, 64 constituent parts of the Russian Federation with the participation of 3,000 respondents.
Despite the fact that a majority (52 per cent) continue to be prepared to vote for Vladimir Putin at presidential election if it took place in the coming Sunday, his electoral rating fell in the two last weeks of May by 3 percentage points.
The FOM studies show that the rating of trust in Prime Minster Dmitriy Medvedev also shows a falling trend - from 47 per cent in the middle of May to 44 per cent at the end of the month. During this period the share of those who do not trust the prime minister increased from 20 per cent to 25 per cent and the proportion of those who partially trust and partially do not trust remains at 27 per cent.
The sociologists have recorded the fall of the number of the ruling party's supporters. At the end of May, according to FOM data, 44 per cent of those questioned are ready to vote for One Russia (United Russia) at a hypothetical parliamentary election on the coming Sunday. At the same time the share of those who refuse to turn up at the polls increased from 13 to 16 per cent.
Now 44 per cent of respondents say they trust the ruling party, compared with 47 per cent two weeks ago, the study showed.
At the same time citizens do not experience the need to attend rallies either in support of the authorities or against them. According to FOM data, at present 33 per cent of the respondents express dissatisfaction and are prepared to take part in protest action while 60 per cent do not want to protest. At the same time 61 per cent of the people polled said that over the past month they had not noticed readiness of people to take part in protest action, 25 per cent think that the readiness for protest events is growing.
Also, 63 per cent of the respondents do not plan in the near future to take part in gatherings and rallies of opponents or supporters of the current authorities. At the same time, 9 per cent would speak out in support of the authorities but would not attend rallies while 7 per cent would speak out against the authorities but would not take part in the rallies. Of those polled, 6 per cent would go to rallies against the authorities and 4 per cent in support of the actions by the authorities, according to poll by FOM, which was conducted over the past weekend in 100 population centres in 43 constituent parts of the Russian Federation with the participation of 1,500 respondents.
The falling trust of Russians in the president and prime minister is also shown by data of Levada-Tsentr, which arrived in Interfax on Thursday.
When asked by sociologists to name politicians whom the respondents trust above others, 37 per cent of the respondents named Vladimir Putin and 25 per cent Dmitriy Medvedev, while in April these figures were 42 and 28 per cent respectively.
Despite this, the majority of compatriots are satisfied with the work of Vladimir Putin and Dmitriy Medvedev - 69 and 64 per cent of those polled, respectively. This is according to a poll conducted by the centre between 25-29 May in 130 population centres in 45 Regions (1,604 people).
At the same time the sociologists recorded an increase from 30 to 35 per cent in the number of Russians who believe in the ability of the government in the foreseeable future to improve things in the country and the number of people who believe that in general the country is moving in the right direction increased from 46 to 49 per cent.