The expected voter turnout in the Pridnestrovie’s presidential elections is 80%.
MOSCOW, September 7, 2016. Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) presents the data of the survey describing which presidential candidate the residents of Pridnesntrovie would vote for; which party the residents with Russian citizenship would vote for during the Russian State Duma elections.
The levels of the expected voter turnout in the PMR are extremely high: 80% of residents say they would like to take part in elections (if the elections take place in the near future).
Most of those who are ready to take part in elections would cast their vote for V.N. Krasnoselsky, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the PMR: 25% would rather support him among all the candidates running for president. There are half as many supporters of E.V. Shevchuk (14%). Other candidates are supported by 1 – 6% of respondents.
An overwhelming majority of the residents of the republic (88%) are aware that the Russian citizens who live in the PMR can take part in the Russian State Duma elections. Almost three-thirds of residents (72%) who have Russian passport can participate in elections. Most of them will cast their vote for the “United Russia” party (71%).
The survey among the voters in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic was conducted by VCIOM on August 29-31, 2016 in all administrative units of the republic. A total number of 1200 respondents were surveyed. The sample is random and based on quotas according to type of settlement, sex and age. The survey method is structured telephone interviews. The margin of error (taking into account the design effect) with 95% confidence interval does not exceed 2.8%.
If the Pridnestrovie’s presidential elections took place next Sunday, would you take part in them or not? (closed-ended question, one answer, %) | ||
| Total respondents | |
Yes, I would definitely take part in them | 64 | |
Rather yes | 16 | |
Not decided yet; I will decide closer to elections | 7 | |
Rather not | 3 | |
No, I would definitely not take part | 5 | |
Don’t know | 5 | |
Presidential elections will take place in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in December 2016; several candidates are already running for president. Which candidate would you support? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of those who planned to take part in the voting next Sunday) | |
| Total respondents |
Krasnoselsky V.N. | 25 |
Shevchuk E.V. | 14 |
Antyufeeva G.M. | 6 |
Marakutsa G.S. | 6 |
Khorzhan O.O. | 4 |
Vasilaky I.N. | 1 |
Safonov A.M. | 1 |
Kuzmichev G.Yu. | 0 |
Other | 1 |
Against all | 1 |
Don’t know | 41 |
On September 18, State Duma elections will take place in Russia. Do you know that the Pridnestrovian residents who have Russian citizenship can take part in the State Duma elections? (closed-ended question, one answer, %) | ||
| Total respondents | |
Yes, I know | 88 | |
No, this is the first time I hear about it | 10 | |
Don’t know | 2 | |
Do you have Russian passport, Russian citizenship or not? (closed-ended question, one answer, %) | ||
| Total respondents | |
Yes, I have Russian citizenship | 28 | |
No Russian citizenship | 72 | |
Are you going to take part in the State Duma elections in September 2016? | ||
| Total respondents | |
Yes, I will definitely take part | 53 | |
Rather yes | 19 | |
Undecided; I will decide closer to the elections | 18 | |
Rather not | 4 | |
No, I will not definitely take part | 3 | |
Don’t know | 3 | |
Which party will you vote for, if you take part in the Russian State Duma elections? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of those who have Russian citizenship and who will probably take part in elections) | ||
| Total respondents | |
“United Russia” | 71 | |
LDPR | 7 | |
CPRF | 2 | |
A Just Russia | 2 | |
“Rodina” | 1 | |
“Russian Pensioners For Justice Party” | 1 | |
Party of Growth | 1 | |
“Yabloko” | 0 | |
Don’t know | 15 | |
Note: Using materials from the websites 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.