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Moscow, 21 March: Voters consider most of (President-elect) Vladimir Putin's election-time promises realistic and worthy of support, sociological research has shown.

Thirty-seven per cent of Russians believe that Putin will fulfil the majority of his pre-election promises, with another 41 per cent considering that he will only be able to see some of them through. Just 15 per cent forecast that his ideas will not be brought to life, VTsIOM (All-Russia Public Opinion Research Centre) sociologists told Interfax on Wednesday (21 March), citing the results of their studies.

The survey found that Russians are most confident in the success of fulfilling social policy promises (59 per cent), preservation of stability in the country (57 per cent), growth in civil servants' wages (51 per cent). Respondents only partially believe in the possibility of implementing proposals for improving housing affordability (49 per cent) and the country's defence capability (48 per cent).

According to VTsIOM data, in the top three of Putin's best-remembered election promises are raising pensions and not increasing the retirement age (12 per cent), improving people's standard of living (8 per cent), and improving the country's defence capability (5 per cent).

Moreover, Russians' attention was drawn to proposals on developing the social sphere, increasing civil servants' wages (4 per cent each), improving housing affordability, effectively fighting corruption, developing the economy and preserving stability in the country (3 per cent each). Other promises are recalled less often.

Among Putin's election promises that enjoyed the greatest support of respondents was the idea to provide additional university enrolment and civil service employment privileges for men who have served in the army, as well as the idea to provide housing for servicemen and those dismissed in the 1990s without receiving housing (84 per cent of respondents support them).

People also held in high esteem the idea of bringing back Russia's technological leadership in military technologies (81 per cent), providing servicemen with monetary compensation at or above salary levels enjoyed by qualified specialists and managers in key economic sectors (78 per cent), moving to a professional army (77 per cent), and increasing the share of new models of weapons in the Russian army to 70 per cent (76 per cent).

Less popular were the ideas to assign a military priest for each army unit (60 per cent) and create a military police to oversee discipline in army teams (59 per cent).

Asked by sociologists to assess scope to implement a particular Putin initiative in the next five to seven years, respondents said that the most realistic of those listed was the provision of additional university enrolment and civil service employment privileges to former servicemen (72 per cent).

Most of those polled also believe in the possibility of implementing a proposal to provide servicemen with compensation at or above the pay received by qualified specialists and managers (58 per cent) and assigning a military priest to every army unit (56 per cent) in the near future.

Half of those polled believe that Russia can regain technological leadership in the military technology field by 2017-2022 (50 per cent) and can create a military police to support discipline in the armed forces (50 per cent).

Russians are least optimistic when it comes to providing servicemen with housing in 2012-13: only 46 per cent consider it a realistic goal, while 30 per cent remain sceptical.

The VTsIOM surveys were carried out on 25-26 February and 10-11 March in 138 settlements in 46 Russian regions, territories and republics, among 1,600 people.

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Moscow, 21 March: Voters consider most of (President-elect) Vladimir Putin's election-time promises

Thirty-seven per cent of Russians believe that Putin will fulfil the majority of his pre-election promises, with another 41 per cent considering that he will only be able to see some of them through. Just 15 per cent forecast that his ideas will not be brought to life, VTsIOM (All-Russia Public Opinion Research Centre) sociologists told Interfax on Wednesday (21 March), citing the results of their studies.

The survey found that Russians are most confident in the success of fulfilling social policy promises (59 per cent), preservation of stability in the country (57 per cent), growth in civil servants' wages (51 per cent). Respondents only partially believe in the possibility of implementing proposals for improving housing affordability (49 per cent) and the country's defence capability (48 per cent).

According to VTsIOM data, in the top three of Putin's best-remembered election promises are raising pensions and not increasing the retirement age (12 per cent), improving people's standard of living (8 per cent), and improving the country's defence capability (5 per cent).

Moreover, Russians' attention was drawn to proposals on developing the social sphere, increasing civil servants' wages (4 per cent each), improving housing affordability, effectively fighting corruption, developing the economy and preserving stability in the country (3 per cent each). Other promises are recalled less often.

Among Putin's election promises that enjoyed the greatest support of respondents was the idea to provide additional university enrolment and civil service employment privileges for men who have served in the army, as well as the idea to provide housing for servicemen and those dismissed in the 1990s without receiving housing (84 per cent of respondents support them).

People also held in high esteem the idea of bringing back Russia's technological leadership in military technologies (81 per cent), providing servicemen with monetary compensation at or above salary levels enjoyed by qualified specialists and managers in key economic sectors (78 per cent), moving to a professional army (77 per cent), and increasing the share of new models of weapons in the Russian army to 70 per cent (76 per cent).

Less popular were the ideas to assign a military priest for each army unit (60 per cent) and create a military police to oversee discipline in army teams (59 per cent).

Asked by sociologists to assess scope to implement a particular Putin initiative in the next five to seven years, respondents said that the most realistic of those listed was the provision of additional university enrolment and civil service employment privileges to former servicemen (72 per cent).

Most of those polled also believe in the possibility of implementing a proposal to provide servicemen with compensation at or above the pay received by qualified specialists and managers (58 per cent) and assigning a military priest to every army unit (56 per cent) in the near future.

Half of those polled believe that Russia can regain technological leadership in the military technology field by 2017-2022 (50 per cent) and can create a military police to support discipline in the armed forces (50 per cent).

Russians are least optimistic when it comes to providing servicemen with housing in 2012-13: only 46 per cent consider it a realistic goal, while 30 per cent remain sceptical.

The VTsIOM surveys were carried out on 25-26 February and 10-11 March in 138 settlements in 46 Russian regions, territories and republics, among 1,600 people.