Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

Russians Content With Putin

April 23, 2004

(CPOD) Apr. 23, 2004 - Many Russians believe their president has grown in office, according to a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation. 43 per cent of respondents say Vladimir Putin has changed for the better since becoming Russia's head of state.

Putin won a second four-year term in the Mar. 14 election, with 71.31 per cent of the vote. 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.

Only four per cent of respondents believe Putin has changed for the worse since becoming president.

Polling Data

Has president Putin changed during the time he's been in office?

Changed for the better

43%

Not changed at all

33%

Changed for the worse

4%

Source: Public Opinion Foundation
Methodology: Interviews to 1,500 Russian adults, conducted on Mar. 27 and Mar. 28, 2004. Margin of error is 3.6 per cent.

Archive Search

Over 19,600 Polls
Search the Angus Reid Global Monitor Polls & Research archive.


Advanced Search