24.02.2021
Social and political mood of the population (22-23 February 2021)
- A survey conducted by Rating Group shows that 68% of Ukrainians believe the country is moving in the wrong direction, while 22% think it is moving in the right direction and 10% remain undecided. Compared with early February, the share of those who view the country’s trajectory positively has slightly increased.
- The trust rating among politicians is led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is trusted by 44% of respondents and not trusted by 54%. Since January, his trust level has risen from 37% to 44%. Dmytro Razumkov is trusted by 29% and not trusted by 33%, while another 32% say they do not know him. Yulia Tymoshenko receives 26% trust and 72% distrust. Petro Poroshenko is trusted by 25% and not trusted by 74%. Yurii Boiko receives 23% trust and 60% distrust, with 13% unfamiliar with him. Denys Shmyhal is trusted by 14% and not trusted by 52%, and almost one-third have not heard of him.
- Zelenskyy also leads the presidential ranking: if elections were held soon, 23.1% of those who intend to vote and have made their choice would support him. Petro Poroshenko would receive 14.4%, Yurii Boiko 11.3%, and Yulia Tymoshenko 10.9%. Ihor Smeshko is supported by 7.2%, Volodymyr Groysman by 5.7%, Dmytro Razumkov by 5.3%, Yevhen Murayev by 4.9%, Oleh Liashko by 4.1%, Arseniy Yatsenyuk by 2.9%, while Oleh Tyahnybok and Vitali Klitschko receive 2.4% each.
- In the parliamentary ranking, the Servant of the People party leads with 19.7% among those who have decided and intend to vote. European Solidarity has 16.2%, the Opposition Platform–For Life 14.2%, and Batkivshchyna 12.0%. Lower levels of support go to Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman (5.1%), the Radical Party (4.9%), Syla i Chest (4.4%), Svoboda (3.8%), Yevhen Murayev’s party Nashi (3.5%), Holos (3.3%), UDAR (3.2%), the Shariy Party (3.2%), Za Maibutnie (2.8%), and People’s Front (1.9%).
- Seventy-five percent of respondents say they are aware of the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to impose sanctions on Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife Oksana Marchenko: 40% know this well, 35% have heard something about it, and 25% hear about it for the first time. Fifty-eight percent support the NSDC’s decision, while 28% do not. Among those well informed about the sanctions, support rises to 73%, with 23% opposing.
- As for the reasons behind the sanctions, 52% believe they are a response to Medvedchuk’s pro-Russian activities. Thirty percent see the decision as a clash between oligarchic interests, 16% interpret it as an attempt to return a pipeline to state ownership, 13% attribute it to pressure from the United States, and 10% view it as an effort to suppress the opposition.
Methodology
- Audience: Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older in all regions except the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender and type of settlement.
- Sample size: 2,500 respondents.
- Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
- The margin of error for the study with a confidence level of 0.95 is no more than 2.0%.
- Fieldwork dates: 22-23 February 2021.
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