(Angus Reid Consultants – CPOD Global Scan) – Many Russians are satisfied with Vladimir Putin, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 69 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance.
(Angus Reid Consultants – CPOD Global Scan) – Many Russians are satisfied with Vladimir Putin, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 69 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance.
Putin won a second four-year term as president in the Mar. 14 election, garnering 71.31 per cent of all cast ballots. The pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) currently controls 222 seats in the State Duma, a fact that has led to questions over a possible change in presidential term limits.
On Dec. 12, Putin signed a controversial bill that effectively eliminates the election of Russia’s 89 governors by popular vote. The provision will allow the president himself to nominate every governor, and await confirmation by regional legislatures.
On that same day, more than 1,000 politicians and activists converged in Moscow in a first attempt to create a common “constructive opposition” to Putin. The group includes Yabloko party leader Grigory Yavlinsky, former presidential candidate Irina Khakamada of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) and former chess champion Garry Kasparov.
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Vladimir Putin’s performance as president?
Dec. 2004 | Nov. 2004 | Oct. 2004 | |
Approve | 69% | 69% | 72% |
Disapprove | 28% | 29% | 26% |
Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Dec. 10 to Dec. 14, 2004. No margin of error was provided.
