(Angus Reid Global Scan) – The pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) party continues to dominate the political scene in the Russian Federation, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the party in the next parliamentary election.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – The pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) party continues to dominate the political scene in the Russian Federation, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the party in the next parliamentary election.
The Communist Party (KPRF) is a distant second with 10 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) with six per cent and the Motherland – National Patriotic Union (MDRT) with five per cent.
In the December 2003 election to the State Duma, United Russia—a new name for the Inter-Regional Movement of the Russian Federation—received 37.6 per cent of the vote and secured 222 members in the 450-seat lower house. United Russia openly supports Vladimir Putin, who was elected to a second term as president in March 2004.
On Jun. 7, Chechen president Alu Alkhanov announced that the region is to hold a parliamentary ballot in November. Putin advisor Aslambek Aslakhanov expressed confidence in the election, saying, “A two-house parliament establishing the budget and controlling its execution, guiding the republic’s economic development, providing people with jobs and attracting investment can become a crucial institute for Chechnya’s economic development.”
Chechen rebels have tried to secede from Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Several terrorist incidents in Russia have been blamed on the loose group, including two airplane crashes, a suicide bombing in Moscow and the assassination of Chechnya’s president Akhmad Kadyrov in May 2004.
Polling Data
If the elections to the State Duma of Russian Federation were held the coming Sunday, which of these political parties would you vote for?
Jun. 2005 | May 2005 | Apr. 2005 | |
United Russia (YR) | 34% | 37% | 34% |
Communist Party (KPRF) | 10% | 11% | 9% |
Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) | 6% | 7% | 6% |
Motherland – National Patriotic Union (MDRT) | 5% | 5% | 6% |
Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,500 Russian adults, conducted on Jun. 4 and Jun. 5, 2005. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.
