04.11.2020
Ukrainians' assessments of recent high-profile events
- The results of a survey conducted by Rating Group showed that when assessing changes in the fight against corruption over the past year, 47% of respondents did not see any progress, 34% believe the situation has worsened, and 14% observed positive changes. The index of changes in the fight against corruption is significantly higher than in 2018, but somewhat worse compared to 2019.
- 39% of respondents are well informed about the decision of the Constitutional Court that abolished electronic asset declarations and the system of access to information on the assets and incomes of senior officials, 36% have heard something about it, while 25% are hearing about it for the first time. Older people and residents of the capital are the most informed.
- Only 11% of respondents have a positive attitude toward the Constitutional Court’s decision, 25% are neutral, while the majority (59%) view it negatively. At the same time, among respondents who are well familiar with the content of the decision, negative attitudes reach 83%. The most negative attitudes toward the Constitutional Court’s decision are observed among older people, residents of the capital, Western and Central Ukraine, and supporters of European Solidarity, Holos, and the Strength and Honor party.
- The majority of respondents (60%) do not trust the Constitutional Court. Among those who are well familiar with the content of the decision to abolish electronic declarations for senior officials, distrust of the institution reaches almost 80%. Supporters of European Solidarity, Holos, Batkivshchyna, the Shariy party, Strength and Honor, and Servant of the People demonstrate the highest levels of distrust toward the Constitutional Court.
- Almost 60% of respondents support the President’s draft law proposing the termination of the powers of the current composition of the Constitutional Court. 27% do not support it, and 16% are undecided.
- The majority of respondents (55%) have a negative attitude toward the possible cancellation of the visa-free regime with the European Union, only 11% view it positively, and 31% are neutral. The most negative attitudes toward the possible cancellation of the visa-free regime are observed among young people, residents of the capital and Western Ukraine, and supporters of European Solidarity, Svoboda, Holos, and the Servant of the People party.
Methodology
- Audience: Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older in all regions except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender and type of settlement.
- Sample size: 2,000 respondents.
- Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
- Representative error of the study with a confidence level of 0.95: no more than 2.2%
- Fieldwork dates: 2-3 November 2020.
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