Socio-political moods of the population

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30.05.2017

Socio-political moods of the population

According to a survey conducted by the Rating Group, 30% of Ukrainians trust Anatolii Hrytsenko. Nearly one in five trust Yuliia Tymoshenko, Andrii Sadovyi, Vadym Rabinovych, and Oleh Liashko. 16–17% trust Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, Petro Poroshenko, and Yurii Boiko, while 13–14% trust Mykola Katerynchuk, Oleh Tiahnybok, Dmytro Dobrodomov, Volodymyr Groysman, Mikheil Saakashvili, Yurii Lutsenko, and Andrii Parubii. 11% trust Nadiia Savchenko.
If parliamentary elections were held in the near future, 13.9% of those who intend to vote and have decided on a party would vote for Batkivshchyna. 10.4% would support the Opposition Bloc, 10.2% would vote for BPP Solidarity, 9.5% for the Radical Party, and 9.2% for the party “For Life.” 7.7% would choose Civic Position, 7.1% Samopomich, 6.6% Svoboda, and 2% each People’s Control and UKROP. Other parties have support below 2%.
If a presidential election were held next Sunday, 15% of decided voters would vote for Yuliia Tymoshenko. 12% would support Petro Poroshenko, 10.2% Yurii Boiko, 10.1% each Anatolii Hrytsenko and Vadym Rabinovych, 9.6% Oleh Liashko, 7.6% Andrii Sadovyi, and 4.8% Oleh Tiahnybok. All other candidates have support below 2%.
76% of respondents believe that things in Ukraine are going in the wrong direction, 13% think they are going in the right direction, and 10% are undecided. People in the West and young respondents are more likely to assess the situation positively.
More than half of respondents (53%) consider the military conflict in eastern Ukraine to be the most important problem. More than 45% are concerned about low wages or pensions and rising utility tariffs. More than one third see price increases and inflation as major problems. About a quarter also cite bribery and corruption in government and unemployment.
Over the last two years, the importance of problems such as low wages/pensions, rising prices, and corruption in central government has increased. At the same time, the perceived importance of utility tariff increases has significantly declined (from 70% to 45%). In the West, people are more concerned about the war in Donbas and corruption in central government, while in the South and East people are more concerned about low incomes, rising prices, and utility costs.
Half of respondents support the idea of dissolving parliament and holding new parliamentary elections, 37% do not support it, and 13% are undecided. Support for early parliamentary elections has remained almost unchanged over the past year. Support is highest among voters of the Opposition Bloc and Batkivshchyna, and lowest among supporters of BPP Solidarity.
54% say they are not ready to personally defend their rights and interests by participating in protests, while 36% are ready to do so and 10% are undecided. Readiness to protest is higher in the West and Center, and among young and middle-aged people.

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