From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2005 12:37 AM
August 9, 2005 Russians Give Government a Negative Rating
CREDIT: UN/DPI Photo
Mikhail Fradkov
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in Russia are dissatisfied with their federal authorities, according to a poll by ROMIR Monitoring. 53 per cent of respondents believe the performance of the government has been negative or very negative.
Vladimir Putin was elected to a second term as president in March 2004 with 71.31 per cent of all cast ballots. In April, Putin ruled out seeking a new mandate, saying, "I will not change the constitution and in line with the constitution, you cannot run for president three times in a row."
In March 2005, Putin appointed Mikhail Fradkov as prime minister. Fradkov had previously worked as minister of foreign economic relations and minister of trade.
On Aug. 4, Fradkov expressed satisfaction with Russia’s socio-political development, saying, "I would like to believe that the indices we had in June will be confirmed in the coming months." The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 6.7 per cent in June. Fradkov added that "more needs to be done" in order to fulfill Putin’s pledge of doubling the GDP by 2012.
Polling Data
How would you rate the performance of the federal government?
Very positive
34%
Positive
7%
Negative
21%
Very negative
32%
Source: ROMIR Monitoring Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted in July 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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