Only 31% of Russians believe in the fairness of State Duma elections – poll
Kyiv • UNN
T More than half of Russians allow for manipulation in State Duma elections. Nearly half do not consider the parliament independent of Putin.
Only 30.8% of Russians expect the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation to be held fairly, while more than half allow for manipulation of the voting results. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the research company ExtremeScan, reports UNN.
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According to the study, 32.7% of respondents believe that the election results may be significantly altered. Another 23.5% expect that votes may be added for certain candidates or parties, although, in their opinion, this will not significantly affect the final result.
At the same time, Russians gave a critical assessment of the work of the previous convocation of the State Duma. 40.2% of respondents said that the laws it had adopted since 2021 had brought citizens more harm than benefit. 19.9% of those surveyed hold the opposite view.
Almost half do not consider the State Duma independent of Putin
Another 49% of respondents believe that the State Duma has no real opportunity to disagree with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on important issues. Only 23.3% are convinced that the Russian parliament has such an opportunity.
The survey was conducted by telephone from September 4 to 10 among adult residents of Russia in all federal districts. At the time the interim results were published, 800 people had been surveyed; the stated margin of error is ±3.5%. ExtremeScan plans to publish the full report, based on a sample of more than 1,600 respondents, after the elections.
Parliamentary elections in Russia are being held from September 18 to 20. These are the first elections to the State Duma since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.