If presidential elections in Ukraine were held now, Volodymyr Zelensky would come first in the first round, but would lose in the second round to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Kyrylo Budanov and Mykhailo Fedorov. This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by the Socis sociological center, reported by the BBC and cited by UNN.
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According to the study, in the first round Zelensky would narrowly lead his competitors, with a slight advantage over the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, now Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
If he advanced to the second round against Zaluzhnyi, the incumbent president would receive 33.8% of the vote, according to the poll, compared with 66.2% for his rival.
The majority of respondents supported holding elections after martial law is lifted
According to the study, in the second round Zelensky would also lose to former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov.
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Socis also found that 61.7% of respondents support holding presidential elections immediately after martial law is lifted.
In addition, according to the poll, a hypothetical "Zaluzhnyi bloc" could come first in parliamentary elections, followed by a hypothetical "Fedorov bloc," while the Servant of the People party would receive 12.7% of the vote.