About 60 percent of Kyiv residents support the idea of Kyiv mayoral early elections, according to a survey by the Seetarget company.
According to results of the survey presented at the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Monday, 59.1 percent of the population favors holding early mayor elections, while 32.4 percent oppose the idea. Some 8.5 percent of respondents were undecided.
If the election were held next Sunday, 20.7 percent of respondents said they would support the current mayor Vitali Klitschko, while 18.6 percent of respondents are ready to support member of parliament (Servant of the People faction) Oleksandr Tkachenko, and musician and member of parliament Sviatoslav Vakarchuk (Holos Party faction).
Some 53.8 percent of those polled (who intend to vote) said they supported Servant of the People, European Solidarity – 9.9 percent and Holos – 7.1 percent.
Asked about problems in the city, 32. percent expressed disappointment with the current course of local Kyiv authorities, while 46.5 percent said they are convinced the authorities are moving in the right direction.
Among the most acute problems, respondents cited a prolonged lack of hot water (21.7 percent), lack of affordable medicine (21.4 percent) and poor quality of water in taps (20.3 percent).
The main problem that prevents local authorities from solving problems in Kyiv is corruption – 32.7 percent, while 28.3 percent are convinced that the incompetence of officials is to blame.
The survey was conducted from September 20 to September 27, 2019, by Seetarget using face-to-face interviews. A case study is representative of gender, age, and area of residence. The sample included 1,207 respondents. The margin of error does not exceed 2.9 percent.
