(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Vladimir Putin is the early leader as voters in Russia ponder their choices for the 2012 presidential election, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 27 per cent of respondents would vote for the former president if an election took place this Sunday.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer adults in Russia believe capital punishment should be completely restored in the country, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 37 per cent of respondents would like to see this happen, down 17 points since 2000.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Russia express satisfaction with Dmitry Medvedev’s leadership, according to a poll by Yury Levada Analytical Centre. 74 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, up two points since October.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Slightly fewer people in Russia are now willing to vote for the governing party but other groups have only marginal support, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 53 per cent of respondents would vote for United Russia (YR) in the next election to the State Duma, down three points since October.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Some people in Russia think prime minister and former president Vladimir Putin is the subject of a personality cult, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 23 per cent of respondents share this opinion.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Only a handful of people in Russia think the government is doing a good job in tackling the effects of the global financial crisis, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. Just eight per cent of respondents say the Dmitry Medvedev administration is doing a good job in this area, down five points since October 2008.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Russians continue to express confidence in the country’s president and prime minister, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 72 per cent of respondents approve of Dmitry Medvedev performance as president, and 78 per cent approve of the leadership of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Russia’s governing party has practically no opponents, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 56 per cent of respondents would vote for United Russia (YR) in the next election to the State Duma, up two points since September.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Russia think president Dmitry Medvedev governs under the influence of former president and current prime minister Vladimir Putin, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 67 per cent of respondents say Medvedev conducts policy guided by Putin.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Russian Federation’s governing duo continues to enjoy a high level of public support, according to a poll by the Yuri Levada Analytical Center. 72 per cent of respondents approve of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s performance, while 78 per cent are satisfied with the job of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin.
