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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 2-12, 2010

(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