Poll: Putin Trusted by 75% of Russians, 77% Assess President’s Performance Positively

 / Go to the mediabankVladimir Putin Speaks at Ceremony on Accession of New Territories Into Russia / Go to the mediabankMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Around 75% of Russians trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, with 77% giving a positive assessment of his performance, a poll conducted by Russia’s Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) showed on Friday. When asked if Putin performs “rather well” or “rather badly,” 77% assessed his performance positively, 11% expressed disappointment with his work, and 12% refrained from responding. The results are the same as in the same poll last week. The poll also found that 75% of respondents trust Putin, 14% do not trust him, and 11% are undecided. The poll was conducted among 1,500 adult Russians from December 9-11 through interviews at their place of residence. The statistical error does not exceed 3.6%. Another poll conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) showed that 78.3% of respondents trust Putin and 74.3% approve of his work. The all-Russian VCIOM-Sputnik telephone survey was conducted from December 5-11 among 1,600 adult Russians. The margin of error does not exceed 1%, with a confidence level of 95%.

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