Ukrainians primarily concerned with economic issues, majority does not support holding elections in near future – Socis poll
More than half of Ukrainians do not support holding elections in Ukraine in the near future, according to the results of a sociological study by the Socis company conducted March 12-18.
Specifically, 35% do not support holding them at all, while another 17.5% rather do not support them. In contrast, 20.8% of respondents fully support holding elections as soon as possible, and 20.3% rather support them (41.1% combined).
At the same time, if elections to the Verkhovna Rada and for the presidency were held next Sunday, 54.8% of those surveyed stated they would definitely vote, while another 22.1% were unsure but would likely do so. Definitely not voting were 13.9% of respondents, with another 5.9% unsure but likely not to participate.
In addition to the war, economic issues have risen to the top of key problems that respondents consider most relevant for the country. In particular, bribery and corruption in government were named by 49.3% of those surveyed, followed by rising food prices (33.4%), high utility tariffs (28.8%), low pensions and social payments (28.1%), low wages (26%), and the consequences of hostilities, such as shelling and interruptions in electricity and water (25.2%).
Mobilization into the Armed Forces of Ukraine was cited as a problem by 19.8% of respondents, while 12% mentioned the country’s low level of defense capability, 11% cited insufficient aid from partner countries, 9.7% noted insufficient state support for war veterans, 9.2% pointed to the lack of access to quality medical services and medicine, 8.7% mentioned unemployment, and 4.4% cited crime and lack of safety on the streets. Another 2.6% mentioned problems related to the gambling business.
A total of 1,204 respondents were interviewed for the study using a quota stratified sample across all government-controlled territories of Ukraine. The research method was face-to-face personal interviews using tablets (CAPI). The statistical margin of error (confidence interval) is ±2.5%.
