Showing posts with label Duma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Duma. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2007

United Russia Party Has Huge Lead

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


Jul. 15

Jul. 8

Jul. 1

United Russia (YR)

46%

50%

48%

Communist Party (KPRF)

7%

8%

8%

Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR)

6%

6%

5%

A Just Russia

4%

5%

5%

Source: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Methodology: Interviews with 1,600 Russian adults, conducted on Jul. 14 and Jul. 15, 2007. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Russia: Fear of Duma Voting Fraud

Will Russia face the following irregularities during this year’s State Duma election?
(Positive responses only)

Manipulation of results by local and regional election commissions

39%

Vote-buying, bribing of electors by the government

33%

Vote-buying, bribing of electors by the opposition

30%

Omissions in the electoral roll, blamed on the government

26%

United Russia and others having an advantage during the campaign

26%

Changes, removal of candidates by the government

26%

Manipulation of results by the Central Election Commission

23%

No abuses or irregularities will be reported

8%

Hard to answer

18%

Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Apr. 13 to Apr. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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