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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 2-12, 2011

(1.513 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)

 

1. Do you think that Belarusian economy is in crisis?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

81.5

No

8.0

DA/NA

10.5

2. Who is guilty of the current crisis in Belarus? (more than one answer is possible)

Variant of answer

%

President is guilty

53.7

Government is guilty

44.6

Parliament is guilty

19.5

The USA is guilty

13.8

Russia is guilty

12.6

Europe is guilty

11.9

People are guilty

10.9

Opposition is guilty

8.8

DA

16.1

3. Was the year of 2011 in general successful or unsuccessful for you personally?

Variant of answer

%

It was successful

33.0

It was unsuccessful

45.9

DA/NA

21.1

4. In your opinion, which of the given below statements best corresponds to the established situation?

Variant of answer

%

Everything is not so bad and it is possible to live

15.6

It is difficult to live, but it is possible to endure

52.2

It is impossible to endure our misery any longer

29.7

DA/NA

2.5

5. If protest actions against worsening of the economic situation take place in your town (district), are you ready to participate in them?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

14.7

No

73.9

DA/NA

11.4

6. What is more important for you today–preservation of the current state of things in the country, or its change?

Variant of answer

%

Preservation of the current state of things is more important

18.0

Change of the current state of things is more important

70.1

DA/NA

11.9

7. Do you think it is necessary to implement market reforms in Belarus?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

67.0

No

16.5

DA/NA

16.5

8. Does public opinion influence political and socio-economic decision making in our country?

Variant of answer

%

Yes, it does

26.8

No, it does not

64.2

DA/NA

9.0

9. Do you think A. Lukashenko’s rating (i.e. readiness of the country’s population to vote for him at the next elections) has increased or decreased during the time which has passed after the presidential elections?

Variant of answer

%

It has decreased

62.1

It has remained the same

26.4

It has increased

5.0

DA/NA

6.5

10. Some people think that after A. Lukashenko’s standing down from presidency life in Belarus will improve, others, on the contrary, think it will become worse. What do you think?

Variant of answer

%

Life will improve

31.7

Life will remain the same

29.9

Life will become worse

21.5

DA/NA

16.9

11. If you knew a person who could successfully compete with A. Lukashenko at the next presidential elections, would you vote for him or for A. Lukashenko?

Variant of answer

%

I would vote for such a candidate

44.6

I would vote for A. Lukashenko

21.7

I don’t know yet. I would make a decision due to the circumstances

33.4

NA

0.3

12. Do you think A. Lukashenko understands problems and concerns of such people as you are?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

31.3

No

52.0

DA/NA

16.7

13. Are cardinal changes in home and foreign policy of Belarus possible within the next five years?

Variant of answer

%

Possible

37.1

Unlikely

43.4

Impossible

11.3

DA/NA

8.2

14. Would you like such changes to happen?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

57.7

No

12.4

It makes no difference to me

16.5

DA/NA

13.4

15. In Minsk Dmitry Konovalov and Vladislav Kovalev suspected of carrying out an act of terror in the underground on April 11 were tried in court. The prosecutor demanded the death penalty for them. Do you believe that they are the ones who have committed the crime?

Variant of answer

%

Believe

37.0

Do not believe

43.4

NA

19.6

16. Recently A. Lukashenko announced that “the West is striving for undermining the situation in Belarus in order to include the republic into the sphere of its influence” and that is why it is necessary “to prepare the population so that they could at that very moment when it becomes urgent take a gun, a machinegun or a grenade launcher at the place where they are called up for military service and perform their functions”. Some people support the idea of territorial defense development, others do not. And what is your opinion?

Variant of answer

%

I support the development of territorial defense, cost what it may

27.7

I do not support the development of territorial defense – it is a waste of money

54.7

DA/NA

17.6

17. Is it acceptable or not, in your opinion, for Russian capital to participate in privatization of Belarusian enterprises?

Variant of answer

%

It is acceptable

44.3

It is inadmissible

39.5

DA/NA

16.2

18. Recently in Moscow presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a declaration on Eurasian economic integration. In the opinion of the Belarusian authorities, the new amalgamation is called “to become the key regional player which will help to build up relationship with the leading world economic structures”, and in the opinion of the opposition, “participation of Belarus in Eurasian integration will adversely influence the country’s prospects of integrating into the world’s economic and political space”. And what is your attitude to it?

Variant of answer

%

Positive

33.2

Indifferent

38.2

Negative

13.6

DA/NA

15.0

19. Ruler of Libya Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed last year as a result of months-long battles. What do you think about the events that happened there?

Variant of answer

%

It was a popular uprising against the dictator

35.5

It was a war of the West and its henchmen against Libya

35.0

DA/NA

29.5

20. Every person has his or her life plans. If the general number of plans equals 100%, then to what extent have your plans been realized?

Variant of answer

%

1-25%

17.4

26-50%

42.5

51-75%

30.2

76-100%

9.3

NA

0.6