(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin could defeat president Dmitry Medvedev—the man who appointed him to his current job—in the next presidential election, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for Putin in the next ballot, up 10 points since April.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin could defeat president Dmitry Medvedev—the man who appointed him to his current job—in the next presidential election, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for Putin in the next ballot, up 10 points since April.
Medvedev is second with 17 per cent, followed by Communist Party (KPRF) leader Gennady Zyuganov with six per cent, Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky with four per cent, and Russian Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov of A Just Russia with two per cent.
Russian voters renewed the State Duma in December 2007. United Russia (YR)—whose candidate list was headed by then president Putin—secured 64.1 per cent of the vote and 315 of the legislature’s 450 seats. On that same month, Putin endorsed Medvedev as a presidential candidate, and Medvedev said it would be of the "utmost importance" to have Putin as prime minister.
In March 2008, Medvedev easily won Russia’s presidential election with 70.28 per cent of the vote. In May, Medvedev was sworn in as president. His nomination of Putin as prime minister was confirmed by the State Duma in a 392-56 vote.
The next presidential election is scheduled for March 2012. Both Putin and Medvedev are eligible to run as candidates.
On Jun. 24, Medvedev hinted at a possible candidacy for 2012, declaring, "If by that time my plans start being implemented, if I have the support of our people. (…) If I have the desire to continue, then I do not rule this out."
Polling Data
If the presidential election took place this Sunday, who would you vote for? (Open-ended)
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Jun. 2010
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Apr. 2010
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Nov. 2009
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Vladimir Putin
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37%
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27%
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27%
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Dmitry Medvedev
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17%
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20%
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18%
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Gennady Zyuganov
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6%
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5%
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4%
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky
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4%
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4%
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3%
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Sergei Mironov
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2%
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1%
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–
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Other mentions
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2%
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1%
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2%
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Other / Not sure / Would not vote
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34%
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43%
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45%
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Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Jun. 18 to Jun. 22, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
