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Putin Remains On Top In Russia

September 09, 2003

(CPOD) Sept. 9, 2003 - Vladimir Putin maintains an almost insurmountable lead in the 2004 Russian presidential race, according to a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the current president.

Putin's closest competitor is Gennady Zyuganov --leader of the Russian Communist Party-- with 13 per cent. The remaining candidates, including controversial Liberal leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, are below 6 per cent.

Putin has faced criticism lately for his push to draft a new election law, which some journalists consider too invasive and impossible to implement. Russians will go to the polls on Dec. 7 to renew the State Duma. The presidential election is slated for Mar. 14, 2004.

Polling Data

If the presidential election were held this week, what candidate would you vote for?

Vladimir Putin

49%

Gennady Zyuganov

13%

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

6%

Aman Tuleyev

3%

Grigory Yavlinsky

2%

Sergei Shoigu

1%

Yevgeny Primakov

1%

Yuri Luzhkov

1%

Boris Nemtsov

1%


Source: Public Opinion Foundation
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews to 1,500 Russians, conducted on Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, 2003. Margin of error is 3.8 per cent.

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