Putin’s approval rating hovering above 80%, leading pollster says

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MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - AUGUST 17, 2022: Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Alexander Avdeyev, acting governor of Russia's Vladimir Region, via a video link from Novo-Ogaryovo residence. Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

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In addition, 50.7% of those polled approved of the Russian government’s work

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has inched back slightly by 0.8 percentage points to 80.3% over the past week, according to a survey, published by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) on Friday.

The poll was conducted among 1,600 Russian adults on August 29 – September 4.

“Asked if they trust Putin, 80.3% of the respondents answered in the affirmative (down 0.8 percentage points over the past week). Thus, 76.8% approved of the president’s activities (down 1.3 p.p. over the past week),” the pollster said.

In addition, 50.7% of those polled (down 0.1 p.p.) approved of the Russian government’s work, while 51.5% (down 0.3 p.p.) approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s endeavors. At the same time, 61.5% of the respondents said they trusted Mishustin (down 1 p.p. over the past week).


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