On November 7, nearly 78% of the Russian population in question continued to exercise confidence in President Vladimir Putin. This is the result of a new survey published by the All-Russia Center for Public Opinion Research (VCIOM). VCIOM is a long-standing and leading state-owned public opinion survey organization in Russia.
The survey was conducted from October 27 to November 2 with the participation of 1,600 adults across Russia. Accordingly, when asked whether they trust Mr. Putin or not, 77.9% of respondents responded positively. Meanwhile, the approval rating for the president's activities increased slightly by 0.3 percentage points to 74.5%. These figures show a high and stable level of confidence in the Russian leader, even when other indicators have slight fluctuations.
A notable point in the survey results is the large gap between President Putin's personal prestige and the support for the ruling United Russia party, which already supports him. The support for this party is only 32.5%. This means that the rate of people's trust in Mr. Putin personally is twice as high as his party support rate. This is a familiar feature in Russian political life, showing that public support is largely focused on the individual leader, rather than the party apparatus.
For other government institutions, the level of support is differentiated. The overall operation of the Russian government received 46.3% approval. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who is seen as an economic operator, received 48.7% approval and 58.4% confidence. These figures also show that the trust in the Prime Minister is higher than in the entire government apparatus.
The survey also showed support for heads of opposition parties in parliament. Trust in Mr. Gennady Zyuganov - leader of the Communist Party is at 33.3%. Mr. Sergey Mironov - leader of the Russia Fairness - For Truth Party, reduced 4.2 points to 27%. Leonid Slutsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), reduced the figure by 0.3 to 22.1%.
In terms of voters' support if elections take place immediately, the LDPR will come in second with 10.4%, followed by the Communist Party with 9.8%.
