(1.527 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Who, in your opinion, does A. Lukashenko mainly rely on? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
On the military men, the Ministry of the Interior, the KGB |
45.4 |
On pensioners |
45.0 |
On the presidential top-down command structure |
39.3 |
On countrymen |
30.2 |
On state officials |
27.7 |
On common people |
24.2 |
On directors of large enterprises |
13.4 |
On specialists |
8.5 |
On the cultural and scientific elite |
4.6 |
On businessmen |
3.5 |
DA |
7.4 |
2. Do you feel protected from the possible arbitrary rule on the part of the authorities, militia, the State Traffic Patrol Department, the internal revenue service, courts and other government institutions?
Variant of answer |
% |
Definitely yes |
11.9 |
More likely yes |
34.8 |
More likely no |
32.1 |
Definitely no |
16.8 |
DA/NA |
4.4 |
3. If you do not feel protected from the arbitrary rule of the authorities, then violations of which rights worries you most of all?
Variant of answer |
% |
Violation of socio-economic rights (to housing, work, education, medical care, social service and other) |
39.1 |
Violation of political rights (to expression of one’s opinion, to peaceful meetings and associa-tions, to freely receive and spread information, to elect and to be elected into bodies of state administration and other) |
19.7 |
It does not worry me |
15.4 |
DA/NA |
25.8 |
4. Do you know about the movies “The Godfather”, “The Godfather-2” and “The Godfather-3” about president of Belarus A. Lukashenko recently broadcasted by the Russian TV channel NTV?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I do |
50.6 |
No, I do not |
48.7 |
NA |
0.7 |
5. Have you watched the movies yourself?
Variant of answer |
% |
I have not watched any of them |
58.4 |
I have watched all three movies |
11.8 |
I have watched two movies |
7.3 |
I have watched one movie |
10.6 |
NA |
11.9 |
6. If you know about the movies “The Godfather”, “The Godfather-2” and “The Godfather-3”, then how did you learn about them? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
I watched them on a DVD |
10.9 |
I watched them on TV |
10.0 |
I watched them on the Internet |
10.0 |
I had not watched the movies, but I learned about them from other mass media |
4.6 |
I had not watched the movies, but I heard about them from my acquaintances, friends and relatives |
17.5 |
7. If you know the contents of the movies “The Godfather”, “The Godfather-2” and “The Godfather-3″, then how do you assess them?”
Variant of answer |
% |
It is the truth |
10.1 |
It is mainly the truth |
13.3 |
It is mainly not true |
7.7 |
It is not true |
4.3 |
DA/NA |
64.6 |
8. If you know the contents of the movies “The Godfather”, “The Godfather-2” and “The Godfather-3”, then did they influence your attitude towards president A. Lukashenko?
Variant of answer |
% |
No, they did not. I treat him the way I used to |
27.5 |
Yes, they did. I began to treat him worse |
10.1 |
Yes, they did. I began to treat him better |
1.7 |
DA/NA |
60.7 |
9. Does the personality cult of president A. Lukashenko exist in Belarus, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, there is every indication that it is present |
35.4 |
Not yet, but there are more and more prerequisites for it |
28.0 |
There are no signs of such a cult |
24.7 |
DA/NA |
11.9 |
10. Do you think the fact that virtually all power in the country is concentrated now in the hands of A. Lukashenko does Belarus good or gives the country nothing positive?
Variant of answer |
% |
It does Belarus good |
44.1 |
It gives the country nothing positive |
38.5 |
DA/NA |
17.4 |
11. Do you intend to participate in the forthcoming presidential election?
Variant of answer |
% |
I intend to participate |
60.0 |
I will make a decision depending on the political situation |
25.6 |
I will not participate |
11.4 |
DA/NA |
3.0 |
12. What kind of person should the future president of Belarus be?
Variant of answer |
% |
A supporter of the present-day policy cardinal change |
43.2 |
A supporter of the present-day policy continuation |
38.2 |
It does not matter |
17.6 |
NA |
1.0 |
A supporter of further rapprochement with the European Union |
39.1 |
A supporter of further integration with Russia |
24.8 |
It does not matter |
34.6 |
NA |
1.5 |
A supporter of market economy |
58.8 |
A supporter of planned economy |
14.6 |
It does not matter |
25.5 |
NA |
1.1 |
A supporter of powers separation |
43.5 |
A supporter of presidential power consolidation |
29.6 |
It does not matter |
25.0 |
NA |
1.9 |
13. Is it possible to trust the majority of people or is it necessary to be very careful in relations with them?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is necessary to be very careful in relations with people |
72.2 |
The majority of people can be trusted |
23.6 |
DA/NA |
4.2 |