Seventy-two percent of Russians approve of Vladimir Putin's job performance as the Russian president, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the Levada-Center.
The poll was conducted among 1,603 people aged over 18 in 130 towns in 45 Russian regions on March 7-10.
In the first two weeks of March Putin’s approval rating rose by 3% in
comparison with Feb. when this indicator was at 69% (65% in
Jan.).
Twenty-five percent of respondents are discontent with the
president’s job performance (against 30% in Feb. and 34% in
Jan.), according to the poll.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents approve of Prime Minister Dmitry
Medvedev’s job performance (against 54% in Feb. and 48% in Jan.),
and 38% disapprove (45% in Feb. 51% in Jan.).
Overall, today the country is heading in the right direction, said 51% of respondents; 30% disagreed, and 18% could not answer.
The respondents were also asked to answer who they would like to see
as Russian president after the 2018 election. Thirty-two percent named
Putin (26% in April 2013); 22% said “a different person who would
continue Putin’s policies” (14% a year ago). Thirty-one percent want to
see as their president “a person who would offer a different solution to
Russia’s problem” (41% a year ago).
Fifteen percent could not answer this question.
