(Angus Reid Global Scan) – United Russia (YR) continues to dominate the political scene in the Russian Federation, according to a poll by Bashkirova & Partners. 33.8 per cent of respondents would vote for the party in the next parliamentary election.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – United Russia (YR) continues to dominate the political scene in the Russian Federation, according to a poll by Bashkirova & Partners. 33.8 per cent of respondents would vote for the party in the next parliamentary election.
The Communist Party (KPRF) is a distant second with 8.8 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) with 7.6 per cent and the Motherland – National Patriotic Union (MDRT) with six 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.
Last month, United Russia won the legislative ballot in the western state of Magadan with 29 per cent of all cast ballots. In December, Putin signed a controversial bill that effectively eliminates the election of Russia’s 89 governors by popular vote
Polling Data
If the elections to the State Duma of Russian Federation were held the coming Sunday, which of the listed political parties would you vote for?
United Russia (YR) | 33.8% |
Communist Party (KPRF) | 8.8% |
Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) | 7.6% |
Motherland – National Patriotic Union (MDRT) | 6.0% |
Agrarian Party of Russia (APR) | 1.9% |
Yabloko (Liberal) | 1.8% |
Union of Right Forces (SPS) | 1.5% |
Source: Bashkirova & Partners
Methodology: Interviews to 1,500 Russian adults, conducted from May 21 to May 24, 2005. No margin of error was provided.
