Poll: Over half of Ukrainians say they trust Yanukovych

Kyiv, April 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Over half of Ukraine's citizens say they trust President Viktor Yanukovych, according to the results of a survey presented by FOM-Ukraine General Director Oleksandr Bukhalov at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

A total of 52.6% of respondents said they trusted the president, 29.7% do not trust him, and 17.7% were undecided.

According to the survey, 39.9% of Ukrainians believe that Yanukovych has become more popular over the last month, 41.9% think nothing has changed over this period, 6% said that the president's approval rating had declined, while 12.2% failed to answer.

A total of 1,000 respondents from 85 villages and towns were questioned during the survey, which was conducted on April 10-19, 2010. The poll's margin of error is 3.2%.