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Every second Russian considers that the Government can tackle the crisis.  

MOSCOW, March 31, 2016.  Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) presents the data of the survey describing the Russian assessments of the government actions to combat the economic crisis.

A vast majority of Russians are confident that the government is capable of tackling the economic crisis. According to the opinion poll data, 55% of Russians think that Russian ministers have a deliberate plan to lead the country out of crisis; they are opposed by 32% of respondents. The opinions of the supporters of LPDR, CPRF and non-parliamentary parties differ substantially from that of the average sample (45%, 48% and 56% of respondents, respectively, doubt that the government can tackle the crisis).

At the same time, as a year ago, respondents think that the Russian government has plenty of options today: every second Russian (49%) believes that the Russian Cabinet of Ministers will succeed in improving the situation in the country (47% in 2015). Twenty-three percent have skeptical views. A further 23% believe that prospects of success and failure are equal. The expectation index* measuring the government’s yearly success has reached an all-time high, since 1999, (25 p. in 2015 and 26 p. 2016).

Expectation index is based on the question “In your opinion, is the Russian government capable of improving the situation in the country in the coming year, or not?; it shows the level of expectations from the government. The index is calculated as a difference of positive and negative answers; it is measured in points and can vary between -100 and 100. The higher the value of index, the higher the confidence in the government is.

The VCIOM opinion poll was conducted on February 13-14, 2016. A total of 1600 respondents were interviewed in 130 settlements in 46 regions and republics of Russia. The margin of error does not exceed 3.5%.  

In your opinion, does the Russian government have a well-thought-out plan how to lead country out of crisis?  (closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

Total respondents

A Just Russia party

Supporters of LDPR

Supporters of CPRF

Supporters of United Russia party

Supporters of non-parliamentany parties

I would not take part in elections

Yes, it has

55

51

44

39

70

34

38

No, it does not have

32

41

45

48

19

56

43

Don’t know

13

8

11

13

12

10

19

In your opinion, does the Russian government have a well-thought-out plan how to lead country out of crisis?  (closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

Total respondents 

Aged  18-24

Aged  25-34

Aged  35-44

Aged  45-59

Aged  60 and more

Yes, it has

55

64

52

55

53

56

No, it does not have

32

26

35

33

33

29

Don’t know

13

10

13

12

14

15

In your opinion, is the Russian government capable of improving the situation in the country in the coming year? (closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2005

2010

2012

2013

2015

2016

Definitely, yes

7

7

5

6

5

3

6

4

4

12

14

Likely  yes

22

31

30

25

22

21

33

28

23

35

35

Maybe yes, maybe not

27

32

34

31

34

37

30

39

36

28

23

Likely not

22

21

21

26

25

25

18

19

26

14

14

Definitely no

10

6

7

9

8

6

6

6

9

8

9

Don’t know

12

3

3

3

6

8

7

4

2

3

5

Expectation index

-3

11

7

-4

-6

-7

15

7

-8

25

26 

Note: Using materials from the site www.wciom.ru or wciom.com, as well as distributed by VCIOM, the reference to the source (or hyperlink for the electronic media) is obligatory.

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