How many Ukrainians still trust Zelenskyy? New poll reveals
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (president.gov.ua)
61% of Ukrainians continue to trust President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while 33% do not. The balance of trust and distrust is +28%, according to a survey from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
Read also: Zelenskyy outlines conditions under which elections will be held in Ukraine
According to sociologists, in early January, the trust ratings were almost identical.
“Among the 61% who trust the President, 25% trust him “completely”. The remaining 36% trust him “rather” (and among the 33% who do not trust him, 17% “completely” do not trust him and 16% “rather” do not trust him)," the KIIS report says.
Photo: screenshot from the KIIS poll
Sociologists experimented: half of the respondents were asked a direct question about their trust in Zelenskyy, while the other half were asked using the “imaginary acquaintance” method, i.e., assessing the trust of an abstract person who could freely express their opinion.
It turned out that in the second case, the level of trust was lower – 53% versus 61% for the direct question.
“We can assume that the real level of trust in V. Zelenskyy is somewhat lower than what the surveys show. Our cautious assumption is that to a lesser extent it is about the fear of criticism. A more significant reason, in our opinion, is that some people in the survey give a “statesman” answer. Since there is an awareness of the need to unite in the current war period, in the survey they will say that “yes, we trust our President,” KIIS notes.
Elections in Ukraine
The issue of holding elections in Ukraine during the war has been raised repeatedly, but previously, most experts and officials agreed that they were impossible for security reasons.
A new impetus for discussion was provided by US President Donald Trump, who said it was time for Ukraine to hold elections.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed his readiness to organize elections, provided that the US and European partners support them.
He stressed that voting is only possible if a ceasefire is ensured for the duration of the electoral process.
Verkhovna Rada speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said that the law adopted for this purpose would be one-off, and the Central Election Commission has already resumed work on the State Register of Voters.
Parliament has also begun work on a draft law on elections. More than 60 MPs have joined the working group.
For more details about the elections in our country, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.
