RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL conducted on September 2-12, 2015
(1.502 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Do you consider it important to carry out market-friendly reforms in Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
57.5 |
|
No |
27.3 |
|
DA/NA |
15.2 |
2. If there are protests against the worsening of financial standing in your city (region), are you ready to take part in them?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
17.3 |
|
No |
71.5 |
|
DA/NA |
11.2 |
3. Do you think that majority of people in Belarus can live without constant care and guardianship from the state?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Majority can live without state care |
31.5 |
Majority cannot live without state care |
58.7 |
DA/NA |
9.8 |
4. On the 28th of July Russia provided Belarus with another credit of $ 760 billion. What is your attitude to this?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Positive. Belarusian economy cannot efficiently grow without financial help from Russia |
53.2 |
Negative. Belarus becomes more and more financially dependent on Russian oligarchic capital |
25.6 |
I don’t care |
15.4 |
DA/NA |
5.8 |
5. On the 17th of July President A. Lukashenko had signed a law "On battling corruption". There are different opinions about this law. Which one do you share?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
This law will increase the efficiency of battling corruption |
37.8 |
This law won’t influence the level of corruption |
34.2 |
This is just propaganda, and the level of corruption will only increase |
22.3 |
DA/NA |
5.7 |
6. What’s more important for you today: maintaining of the current situation in the country or changing it?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Maintaining of the situation is more important |
33.3 |
Changing of the situation is more important |
52.7 |
DA/NA |
14.0 |
7. Are you going to vote in presidential election in October 2015?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Sure yes |
36.2 |
Rather yes |
36.3 |
Rather no |
16.0 |
Sure no |
7.8 |
DA/NA |
3.7 |
8. What are the traits that the future President of Belarus should have according to you?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
He should support the current course |
37.4 |
He should support cardinal changes to the current course |
40.0 |
Doesn’t matter |
22.4 |
NA |
0.2 |
| |
He should support further rapprochement with the EU |
45.6 |
He should support further integration with Russia |
23.3 |
Doesn’t matter |
30.7 |
NA |
0.4 |
| |
He should support market economy |
22.9 |
He should support state-planned economy |
43.1 |
Doesn’t matter |
33.4 |
NA |
0.6 |
| |
He should support the strengthening of presidential power |
30.3 |
He should support the separation of powers |
37.5 |
Doesn’t matter |
30.5 |
NA |
1.7 |
9. Which problems will you consider as the most important ones when taking a decision for whom you will vote in the next presidential elections? (more than one answer is possible)
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Peace and stability |
47.6 |
Overall quality of life |
37.0 |
Price hike |
30.0 |
Jobs |
20.3 |
Healthcare improvement |
15.5 |
Democracy and independence of Belarus |
15.0 |
Payout of pensions |
8.0 |
Relations with the West |
6.9 |
Relations with Russia |
5.8 |
Corruption is society |
4.4 |
Education |
3.5 |
Freedom of belief |
2.0 |
Criminality |
1.9 |
10. On the 20th of July the CEC closed the registration of initiative groups for nomination of candidates for the post of the President. If the names of politicians listed below are in the voting paper, who will you vote for?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Republic of Belarus |
45.7 |
Tatyana Korotkevich, the candidate from the “People’s Referendum” campaign |
17.9 |
Sergei Gaydukevich, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party |
11.4 |
Victor Tereschenko, economist |
8.1 |
Nikolai Ulakhovich, the ataman of Belarusian Cossacks |
3.6 |
NA |
13.3 |
11. Do you think that the President will be elected in the first ballot or a second ballot will be required?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
The President will be elected in the first ballot |
75.6 |
The President will be elected in the second ballot |
10.8 |
DA/NA |
13.6 |
12. Do you think that the elections of the President of Belarus in October 2015 will be free and fair?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
47.6 |
No |
34.4 |
DA/NA |
18.0 |
13. According to you, do all candidates have equal conditions in the presidential campaign?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
36.4 |
No |
48.9 |
DA/NA |
14.7 |
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