19.03.2009
76.4% of respondents in Ternopil are convinced that court appeals by certain political forces against the Ternopil elections would mean attempts to cancel results that are unfavorable to them
- Only 16.9% believe that these lawsuits would aim to defend the lawful rights of citizens. Overall, 71.5% expect that political forces will challenge the election results in court, while 22.3% do not have such expectations. At the same time, 66.6% are convinced that the court decision to reinstate the elections to the Ternopil Regional Council was fair.
- 68% are convinced that fear of losing was the key reason behind the decision of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc to withdraw from the elections at the last moment. Only 10.9% think that the Bloc sought to save state budget funds in this way, while another 12.9% believe that it was protesting against the illegal nature of these elections. 67.3% believe that the decision of the Verkhovna Rada on 3 March to cancel the Ternopil elections, adopted by the votes of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the Party of Regions, was illegal, while 20.4% are confident in its legitimacy.
- 58.3% of respondents think that the political forces that insisted on canceling these elections infringed on the constitutional right of citizens to choose, while 30.5% disagree with this. 58.3% of all respondents in Ternopil are confident that the elections were conducted honestly and democratically. Among those who came to the polling stations on 15 March, 71.1% are convinced that the elections were fair and democratic.
- 25.9% are confident that there were no falsifications in the elections, while 40.8% believe there were minor violations that could not significantly affect the election results. Among the 19.9% who think that there were significant falsifications in the elections to the regional council, two thirds did not take part in the elections. 10.2% of respondents intended to vote in the regional council elections but were convinced that the elections had been canceled.
- 33% said they voted on 15 March. 17% wanted to come to the elections but could not find the time. Only 36% had no intention of participating in the early elections. 38.3% of respondents knew whom they would vote for long before the elections, 22.6% decided during the last few weeks, 15.1% decided in the last week, and 22.9% made their decision on election day.
- The most important reason for their choice of a political force, according to 36% of respondents, was that it best defends Ukrainian interests. 19.4% chose a party based on the principle of “the lesser evil,” 14.9% because it is represented by professional managers who have proven their ability to effectively run the region, 14.3% expressed in this way a protest against another political force and/or politician, and 8.3% supported the leader of that force at the national level in this way.
Methodology
The survey was conducted by Rating Group.
- Fieldwork dates: 16–18 March 2009.
- The sample size was 800 respondents aged 18 and older in the city of Ternopil.
- The margin of error does not exceed 3%.
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