Gallopedia Highlights- Week # 121

Dated 23-29 May, 2010
week’s report consists of 24 surveys. 2 of these are multi-country surveys while the rest are national surveys. 14 polling organizations have been represented.

ASIA zone-1 national polls& 2 Multi National poll:
GCC: Bahrain

Central Asia: Azerbaijan, Armenia

West Asia: Afghanistan

South Asia: Bangladesh, Pakistan

Northeast Asia: Philippines

South East Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia

Middle East & North Africa: Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt

AFRICA zone- 2 Multi national polls:

West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritania, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal,

Southern Africa: Comoros, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Central Africa: Chad, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda, Níger

East Africa: Kenya, Djibouti, Somaliland

EURO-AMERICAS zone-21 national polls & 2 Multi national polls:

East Europe- Russia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, Macedonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, BiH, Belarus, Austria, Albania

West Europe- Ireland, UK

North America- U.S.A, Canada
Latin America- Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Panama

Subjects covered include:

Politics and Elections

Political economy

Security
Governance

Social issues/ Health and Disease

Environment

Commentary: Russia’s current Political landscape

[1]Most people in Russia would support the governing party in the next election to the State Duma, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 54 % of respondents would vote for United Russia (YR) in the next ballot, up two points since April.

The Communist Party (KPRF) is a distant second with 8 %, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) with 5 %, and the opposition movement A Just Russia with 4 %.

Earlier this month, Putin rejected accusations that Medvedev is a puppet president who is easily manipulated by him, saying, "Our actions are guided exclusively in the interests of our country and the Russian people. We divide up our competencies in accordance with the constitution and Russian legislation."

The next presidential election is scheduled for March 2012. Both Putin and Medvedev are eligible to run as candidates.

[2] Meanwhile according to another poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center almost half of Russians would vote for current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin or current head of state Dmitry Medvedev in the next presidential election. 27 % of respondents would support Putin in the next election, while 20 % would re-elect Medvedev.

Communist Party (KPRF) leader Gennady Zyuganov is far behind with 5 %, followed by Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky with 4 %, and Russian Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov of A Just Russia with 1 %. 43 % of respondents are undecided.

Polling Data

If the presidential election took place this Sunday, who would you vote for? (Open-ended)

	Apr. 2010	Nov. 2009	Aug. 2008
Vladimir Putin	27%	27%	33%
Dmitry Medvedev	20%	18%	14%
Gennady Zyuganov	5%	4%	4%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky	4%	3%	3%
Sergei Mironov	1%	--	--
Aman Tuleyev	--	1%	n.a.
Other mentions	1%	2%	n.a.
Other / Not sure / Would not vote	43%	45%	46%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Apr. 16 to Apr. 19, 2010. No margin of error was provided.

Polling Data

Which party would you vote for in the election to the State Duma?

	May 2010	Apr. 2010	Mar. 2010
United Russia (YR)	54%	52%	53%
Communist Party (KPRF)	8%	8%	7%
Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)	5%	5%	5%
A Just Russia	4%	4%	4%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on May 14 and May 15, 2010. Margin of error is 3.4 %.

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[1] http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/russians_want_to_stick_with_governing_party

[2] http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/putin_and_medvedev_top_presidential_list_in_russia

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