11.05.2021
Attitudes of Ukrainians to the introduction of the land market (April 23-27, 2021)
- According to a survey conducted by Rating Group, 65% of Ukrainians believe the country is moving in the wrong direction, while 22% think it is moving in the right direction and 13% are undecided. Younger respondents aged 18–29, residents of regional centers, and supporters of the Servant of the People party assess the country’s trajectory somewhat more positively.
- Two thirds of respondents are aware of the opening of the agricultural land market on 1 July 2021: 46% say they have heard a lot about it, and 32% have heard something. Another 22% know nothing about this reform, particularly the youngest respondents, city residents, and individuals who do not own land shares.
- A third of Ukrainians believe that the President and the Parliament had the greatest influence on the decision to introduce the agricultural land market. Only 12% attribute the decision to the Government.
- Seventy-seven percent of respondents think the decision to introduce a land market in Ukraine should be made through a national referendum, while 16% oppose this idea. If such a referendum were held, 58% say they would definitely participate, 17% would likely take part, and 20% would not. Among those who would participate and have decided on their vote, 64% would vote against launching the agricultural land market, and 36% would support it.
- An overwhelming majority—79%—oppose granting foreigners the right to purchase agricultural land in Ukraine, while only 15% support this idea.
- Sixty-five percent believe the Government should be staffed by specialists with prior experience in public administration, whereas 23% support the idea of bringing in so-called “new faces.”
- In parliamentary preferences, the Servant of the People party leads with 22.8% among those who have decided and intend to vote. European Solidarity receives 14.4%, Opposition Platform – For Life 13.7%, and Batkivshchyna 12.2%. Support for all other parties is significantly lower: the Radical Party has 3.7%, the Shariy Party 3.6%, Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman 3.5%, Svoboda 3.4%, Strength and Honor 3.2%, and For the Future 3.0%. Support for all remaining political forces is below 3%.
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.
- Face-to-face formalised interviews.
- The margin of error for the study is no more than 2.2% with a confidence level of 0.95.
- Fieldwork dates: 23-27 April 2021.
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