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Eighty-six percent of residents of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic support joining Russia.

MOSCOW, June 17, 2016.  Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) presents the data of the survey describing the opinions of the Pridnestrovie residents: who they would like to see as their president, and what path they think would be suitable for their republic.

The level of the declared voting turnout for the Pridnestrovie’s presidential elections is high: 87% of residents are ready to take part in the voting (if the elections took place next Sunday).

The most popular candidate is the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky: 24% of respondents would vote for him. Only 11% would cast their vote for the current president Evgeny Shevchuk. Other candidates gained the support of 1-7 % of candidates. However, it is Shevchuk who heads the candidates’ anti-rating: 50% of respondents would never vote for him.

An overwhelming majority of Pridnestrovie’s residents inseparably ties their future with Russia: 86% believe that the incorporation into the Russian territory would be an optimal path for the country. Ideas to join Moldova or Romania are less popular (supported by 2% and less than 1%, respectively). Nine percent of respondents support the sovereignty.

The survey was carried out by the VCIOM Company among the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic electorate from June 2 to June 9, 2016. The survey took place in the administrative units of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), involved 1200 respondents and was commissioned by the Centre for Political Analysis. Multi-stage stratified sample based on general rule of walking, using quotas on the basis of sex, age, and nationality at the final selection stage is used.  The margin of error (taking into account the design effect) with 95% confidence interval does not exceed 2.8%. The survey method is community-based formalized face-to-face interviews (tablet-based). In addition to sampling error, minor changes in question wording and different circumstances arising during the field work should be taken into account.

If the Pridnestrovian presidential elections took place next Sunday, would you take part in them?

(closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

Total respondents

“Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

“Vozrozhdenie”(Renaissance) party

Pridnestrovie Communist Party

LDPR-Pridnestrovie

Other parties who gained less than 3% of those who answered

Definitely no

7

6

7

0

10

3

Rather no

2

1

0

0

3

0

Not decided yet

4

2

0

3

4

4

Rather yes

7

4

9

2

6

6

Definitely yes

80

88

84

95

77

84

 Don’t know

0

0

0

0

0

3

Which of the following Pridnestrovie president’s candidates would you vote for?

(closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

Total respondents

Krasnoselsky Vadim NIkolaevich, Chairman of Supreme Council of PMR

24

Shevchuk Evgeny Vasilievich, President of PMR

11

Antyufeeva Galina Mikhailovna, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, “Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

7

Smirnov Igor Nikolaevich, PMR ex-president

7

Khorzhan Oleg Olegovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, Pridnestrovie Communist Party

5

Burla Mikhail Porfirovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR,  Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

3

Vasilaty Oleg Valerievich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, “Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

2

Khudyakov Roman Ivanovich, Russian State Duma Deputy, LDPR

2

Kuzmichev Gennady Yurievich, ex-minister of the Ministry of  Internal Affairs of PMR

1

Safonov Andrey Mikhailovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, political scientist

1

Other candidate  

4

None of the above-mentioned

6

I will not take part in the voting

4

Don’t know

23 

Are there any candidates for whom you would not vote? (closed-ended question, any number of answers, %)

 

Total respondents

Shevchuk Evgeny Vasilievich, President of PMR

50

Khorzhan Oleg Olegovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, Pridnestrovie Communist Party

14

Antyufeeva Galina Mikhailovna, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, “Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

13

Kuzmichev Gennady Yurievich, ex-minister of the Ministry of  Internal Affairs of PMR

12

Safonov Andrey Mikhailovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, political scientist

10

Khudyakov Roman Ivanovich, Russian State Duma Deputy, LDPR

10

Burla Mikhail Porfirovich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR,  Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

9

Vasilaty Oleg Valerievich, Deputy of Supreme Council of PMR, “Obnovlenie” (Renovation) Party

9

Krasnoselsky Vadim Nikolaevich, Chairman of the PMR Supreme Council

9

Other candidate

1

No one

7

I will not take part in the voting

2

Don’t know

23 

There are different opinions on the development paths of Pridnestrovie. Which path is suitable for this republic, in your opinion? (closed-ended question, one answer, %)

 

Total respondents

Aged 18-30

Aged 31-40

Aged 41-55

Aged 56 and above

Joining Russia

86

88

84

85

87

Independent republic

9

8

9

10

7

Joining Moldova

2

2

2

2

3

Joining Romania

0

0

1

0

0

Other

1

0

2

2

0

Don't know

2

2

2

1

3 

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