28.08.2019
Socio-political attitudes of residents of Kyiv (August 20–27 2019)
- According to a survey conducted by Rating Group in Kyiv, 37% of residents believe that the city is moving in the right direction, 28% think it is moving in the wrong direction, and 35% were undecided.
Regarding the situation in the country, 36% of Kyiv residents believe Ukraine is moving in the right direction, 23% think the opposite, and 41% were undecided.52% of respondents are satisfied with the performance of Volodymyr Zelenskyy (17% are dissatisfied), while 33% were undecided.
Satisfaction levels with other officials and institutions in Kyiv are significantly lower:- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko: 30% satisfied, 56% dissatisfied
- Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman: 25% satisfied, 57% dissatisfied
- Educational institutions of the capital: 19% satisfied, 55% dissatisfied
- Kyiv City Council: 16% satisfied, 62% dissatisfied
- Municipal services and medical institutions of Kyiv: 15% satisfied, 72% dissatisfied (each)
- 72% of Kyiv residents believe that the President does not have the political right to appoint a head of the Kyiv City State Administration different from the person elected by Kyiv residents as mayor. 17% disagree, and 11% were undecided.
- 39% believe that Kyiv mayoral elections should be held as soon as possible, this year; 7% support early elections in the spring; meanwhile 43% favor holding them in October 2020 as scheduled.
- 43% think that Mayor Klitschko should be allowed to complete his term and be replaced through elections. At the same time, 39% support immediate re-election of the Kyiv mayor. Only 8% favor re-electing Klitschko for another term, while 10% were undecided.
Methodology
- Audience: Residents of Kyiv aged 18+.
- Sample: Representative by age and gender.
- Method: Face-to-face interviews.
- Margin of error: ≤ 3.1%.
- Sample size: 1,000 respondents.
- Fieldwork dates: August 20–27, 2019.
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