IISEPS — Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Politycal Studies

RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005
(1504 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)

1. Which currency do you trust the most?

Variant of answer	%
US dollars	43.5
Belarusian rubles	33.7
EURO	16.2
Russian rubles	2.0
Other	0.4
DA/NA	4.2

2. Have you spent your annual leave abroad during the past five years?

Variant of answer	%
No	73.4
Yes	25.5
NA	1.1

3. In general, does Belarus go in the right or wrong direction?

Variant of answer	%
In the right direction	53.4
In the wrong direction	30.2
DA/NA	16.4

4. What do you think about people’s readiness in Belarus to express their political viewpoints?

Variant of answer	%
No one is afraid to express political viewpoints	20.6
Only few people are afraid	22.2
Many people are afraid	37.1
All are afraid	13.5
DA/NA	6.6

5. Do you know that the Congress of Democratic Forces on election of a sole candidate alternative to A. Lukashenko and approval of the work plan for the presidential election of 2006 will be held in early October? Over 700 delegates for this Congress were elected at open meetings in all regions of Belarus.

Variant of answer	%
Yes	20.6
No	74.7
DA/NA	4.7

6. Do you know personally the people who participated in delegate nomination for the Congress?

Variant of answer	%
I myself participated in delegate nomination	1.2
I know such people	7.3
I don’t know such people	90.7
NA	0.8

7. The official authorities hampered these meetings and now don’t permit holding of the Congress at the territory of Belarus. What is your attitude to these actions of the authorities?

Variant of answer	%
I support these actions of the authorities	11.8
I don’t support these actions of the authorities	34.8
I’m not concerned about this	34.7
DA/NA	18.7

8. Will you trust the decisions of the Congress and support the presidential candidate it will elect?

Variant of answer	%
Yes	10.3
No	24.0
I’ll see by circumstances	53.3
DA/NA	12.4

9. If you were a member of the Congress, who would you support as a sole presidential candidate for democratic forces?

Variant of answer	%
S. Shushkevich	8.7
А. Lebedko	5.9
V. Frolov	4.4
А. Voitovich	3.5
М. Marinich	3.3
А. Kozulin	2.9
S. Kalyakin	2.0
А. Milinkevich	2.0
А. Yaroshuk	1.4
А. Klimov	1.1
V. Kolos	0.9
V. Parfenovich	0.8
Other politician	1.9
No such a candidate in Belarus	0.9
DA/NA	60.3

10. Do you know anything about one of the politicians below? (more than one answer is possible)

Variant of answer	%
S. Shushkevich	50.8
А. Lebedko	30.5
V. Frolov	24.2
М. Marinich	20.7
S. Kalyakin	16.4
А. Voitovich	14.0
А. Kozulin	13.3
А. Klimov	11.2
А. Milinkevich	10.2
А. Yaroshuk	9.3
V. Kolos	9.0
V. Parfenovich	8.8