Two thirds of Ukrainian citizens (66.3%) disapprove of Viktor Yanukovych's activities as president and 73.2% are dissatisfied with Mykola Azarov's performance as prime minister, according to an opinion poll, conducted in October by the Ukrainian Democratic Circle pollster.
Almost 24% of those polled are pleased with Viktor Yanukovych’s tenure as president and 9.9% are undecided.
Yanukovych’s performance is not approved by an absolute majority of citizens in the western and central regions, and a majority in the southern and eastern regions.
The grades given to Yanukovych dropped after May 2010.
The percentage of those who are satisfied with his work dropped by 37.5% (from 61.3% to 23.8%) in Oct. 2011, compared to May 2010, while the share of those who do not like what he is doing grew by 38.5% (from 27.8% to 66.3%).
Only 17% are pleased with Azarov’s performance as prime minister and 9.8% are undecided.
The poll was conducted at the request of the Institute of Politics on Oct. 1-7, 2011, and covered Ukraine’s adult citizens in all regions.
One thousand and two hundred respondents aged over 18 were polled at home. The margin of error does not exceed 2.9%.
