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trust at all’ add up to: Zelenskiy – 56.5%; central bank – 65.3%; Cabinet – 71.5%; and Rada – 75%.
According to the poll, in September 64.8% of respondents were unconditionally or rather agree that life in Ukraine gets worse with each successive president, 27.0% of respondents were more likely and unconditionally disagree with this statement, while 8.2% found it difficult to answer.Some 31.7% of those polled in the western region do not agree with the statement that life becomes worse with each successive president, while 12.5% found it difficult to answer. In the central region this opinion was supported by 66.3% of the respondents, 28.1% disagreed with it, while 5.6% found it difficult to answer. The proposition in eastern regions of Ukraine was supported by 64.1%, while 27.8% did not support it and 8.1% found it difficult to answer. In southern regions of Ukraine, 78.3% of respondents believe that life gets worse with each successive president, while 16% disagree and 5.7% found it difficult to answer. On the territory of Donbas controlled by Ukraine, opinions were divided as follows: 65.9% agree with this statement, 22.5% disagree and 11.6% found it difficult to answer.
The percentage of the population supporting the early elections of the President and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is increasing, according to a study by the Center for Social Monitoring. The results of the survey were presented at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Tuesday. The need for early presidential elections in Ukraine is supported by 38.4% of respondents (17.9% - certainly support, 20.5% - rather support). Some 22.4% rather do not support early elections, 27.5% - certainly do not support, and 11.7% of respondents found it difficult to answer the question. According to a study conducted in December last year, only 16.8% considered it necessary to hold early presidential elections. In June 2020, this figure was 26.9%, in July - 37.0%, and in August - 35.7%. At the same time, in September 43.0% of respondents considered it necessary to hold early elections to the Verkhovna Rada (certainly yes - 18.9%, more likely yes - 24.1%). Some 21.9% rather do not support early parliamentary elections, 23.7% - certainly not and 11.4% of respondents found it difficult to answer. For comparison, in December last year, 27.7% of respondents supported early elections to the Verkhovna Rada, in June 2020 - 31.1%, in July - 36.6%, and in August - 40.9%.
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