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The most trusted institution in Ukraine is the Church (63.7 percent) and the Armed Forces (63.2 percent); among politicians, the most trust is placed in parliamentarian Nadia Savchenko, according to the findings of a sociological survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

Whereas 63.7 percent of respondents trust the Church, 12.9 percent said they do not, and 23.4 percent could not answer, according to a press release published on June 9.

Approximately the same level of trust is placed in the Ukrainian army (12 percent). Also trusted are the volunteer organizations which help internally displaced people (55.7 percent versus 10.3 percent), volunteer organizations helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces (55.3 percent versus 13.4 percent), and the volunteer battalions (49.2 percent versus 17.9 percent). Fewer Ukrainians trust the other institutions on the list.

Furthermore, the respondents were offered a list of 25 politicians and asked whom they trust. Among those listed, Savchenko enjoyed a relatively high level of trust, with 35 percent of all Ukrainians aged over 18; 32.7 percent do not trust her, and another 32.3% either have no opinion about Savchenko or do not know who she is.

The next most trusted politicians are Lviv mayor and Samopomich party leader Andriy Sadovy (trusted by 32.3 percent and distrusted by 40.7 percent); Batkivschyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko (28 percent versus 57.3 percent); Radical Party leader Oleh Liashko (27.5 percent versus 52.4 percent).

They are followed by Civil Position Party leader Anatoliy Hrytsenko (23.6 percent versus 47.3 percent), Odesa Regional State Administration leader Mikheil Saakashvili (18.6 percent versus 60.6 percent), and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (16.1 percent versus 69.3 percent). The other politicians on the list polled in single digits.

The nationwide four-stage stochastic survey was conducted by the KIIS which interviewed 2,043 respondents in 110 towns across Ukraine on May 20-June 2. In Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts, the poll was conducted only in the areas controlled by the central government.

The margin of error was 3.3 percent for figures close to 50 percent, 2.8 percent for figures close to 25 percent, 2 percent for figures close to 10 percent, and 1.4 percent for figures close to 5 percent.