RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 14-24, 2010

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

1. What is more important for you today – preservation of the present-day state of affairs in the country or its change?

Variant of answer	%
Preservation of the present-day state of affairs is more important	48.3
Change of the present-day state of affairs is more important	40.7
DA/NA	11.0

2. When making his pre-election promises, A. Lukashenko declared that the average pay in the country would amount to $ 500 by the end of 2010. Will he be able to keep his promise or not, in your opinion?

Variant of answer	%
Yes	31.7
No	57.6
DA/NA	10.7

3. Many specialists consider that increasing of the average wage in the country up to $ 500 by the end of 2010 is being done in order to enlarge A. Lukashenko’s rating at the presidential elections on December, 19, and in reality will have a negative influence upon Belarusian economy in future. And what do you think about it?

Variant of answer	%
I agree with this opinion: our economy will not be able to cope with it	40.7
I do not agree with this opinion: our economy will be able to cope with it	41.9
DA/NA	17.4

4. Have you seen the NTV movies “The Godfather”, “The Godfather-2”, “The Godfather-3”, and “The Godfather-4” about president of Belarus A. Lukashenko broadcasted recently by the Russian TV-channel the NTV?

Variant of answer	%
I have seen all four movies	10.7
I have seen three movies	8.7
I have seen two movies	10.3
I have seen one movie	9.6
I have seen none of the movies	60.3
NA	0.4

5. Have representatives of government bodies offended you for the last three years?

Variant of answer	%
Yes, they have many times	9.3
Yes, they have several times	16.2
Yes, they have one time	8.8
No, they have not	61.6
DA/NA	4.1

6. What is your attitude to participating in public actions so as to express your viewpoints?

Variant of answer	Participated	Ready to participate	Will not participate	DA/NA
Meetings and rallies	3.2	10.6	82.3	3.9
Strikes	0.6	7.6	87.7	4.1
Hunger-strikes	0.2	2.5	93.8	3.5
Armed struggle	0.2	2.3	93.5	4.0

7. What do you think about the readiness of people in Belarus to express their political views?

Variant of answer	%
No one is afraid	18.3
Only some people are afraid	16.3
Many people are afraid	40.5
All people are afraid	18.8
DA	6.1

8. Do you consider yourself in opposition to the present authorities?

Variant of answer	%
Yes	14.9
No	72.4
DA/NA	12.7

9. Do you know who is going to run for president at the current presidential elections? (open question, more than one answer is possible)

Variant of answer	%
A. Lukashenko	72.3
V. Neklyaev	32.4
A. Sannikov	13.6
Y. Romanchuk	6.2
N. Statkevich	5.5
A. Mikhalevich	4.4
V. Rymashevsky	3.7
Another politician (18 names, less than 3% each)	12.1
Another answer	0.2

10. Will you come to vote at the presidential election on December, 19 2010?

Variant of answer	%
I will surely come to vote	47.4
Most likely, I will come to vote	25.8
Perhaps, I will and perhaps I will not come to voting	11.1
Most likely, I will not come to vote	6.4
I surely won’t come to vote	7.5
DA/NA	1.8

11. What kind of person, in your opinion, should the future president of Belarus be?

Variant of answer	%
A supporter of the present policy line continuation	42.0
A supporter of the present policy line cardinal change	34.6
It does not matter	22.5
DA/NA	0.9

A supporter of further rapprochement with the European Union	30.6
A supporter of further integration with Russia	29.1
It does not matter	38.1
DA/NA	2.2

A supporter of market economy	47.7
A supporter of planned economy	19.9
It does not matter	30.2
DA/NA	2.2

A supporter of powers separation	33.6
A supporter of presidential power consolidation	32.2
It does not matter	32.0
DA/NA	2.2