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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL conducted on December 2-12, 2014
(1.504 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
15. Recently President A. Lukashenko stated that "In the post-Soviet countries people are fed up with democracy. Now, on the contrary, there is a process going on in which people are more supportive of the concept of a strong state, which will not allow chaos, even more so a civil war, especially after the events in Ukraine". Do you agree with this?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Agree |
55.5 |
|
Disagree |
32.1 |
|
DA/NA |
12.4 |
16. Do you support independence of Novorossiya?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes, people of Novorossiya have a right for self-determination |
49.5 |
|
No, I support territorial integrity of Ukraine |
22.1 |
|
There is no Novorossiya, there is only Russian aggression against Ukraine |
18.4 |
|
DA/NA |
10.0 |
17. Did your attitude to Russia change after this year’s events in Ukraine?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, it became worse |
31.8 |
|
Yes, it became better |
20.4 |
|
No, it didn’t change |
44.8 |
|
DA/NA |
3.0 |
18. Did your attitude to EU change after this year’s events in Ukraine?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes, it became worse |
44.6 |
|
Yes, it became better |
10.1 |
|
No, it didn’t change |
41.6 |
|
DA/NA |
3.7 |
19. In relation to the conflict in Ukraine president A. Lukashenko stated "If there is a distrust of Russia to the West, of the West to Russia, of America to Russia and of Russia to America, and a distrust among warring sides, I am ready to use our armed forces to separate the conflicting sides". Some people were positive about this statement, others were negative. What is your attitude to it?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Positive |
18.7 |
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Negative |
64.1 |
|
DA/NA |
17.2 |
20. How do you evaluate President A. Lukashenko’s policy towards the crisis in Ukraine?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Unambiguously positively |
13.6 |
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Rather positively |
45.1 |
|
Rather negatively |
16.8 |
|
Negatively |
12.9 |
|
DA/NA |
11.6 |
21. If Russia tried to annex Belarus or its part with the help of armed forces, what would you do?", %
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I’d resist up in arms |
23.4 |
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I’d try to adapt to a new situation |
48.0 |
|
I’d greet these changes |
9.7 |
|
DA/NA |
18.9 |
22. If NATO countries tried to change the politics of Belarus with the help of armed forces, what would you do?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I’d resist up in arms |
25.8 |
|
I’d try to adapt to a new situation |
39.6 |
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I’d greet these changes |
10.7 |
|
DA/NA |
23.9 |
23. Eurasian Economic Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia comes into force on the 1st January, 2015. How do you evaluate Belarus’ membership in this union?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Positively |
44.4 |
|
Negatively |
18.1 |
|
Indifferently |
31.5 |
|
DA/NA |
6.0 |
24. Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, stated, that the true goal of Western restrictions is "to alter Russia". Do you agree with this?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I agree |
64.4 |
|
I disagree |
23.4 |
|
DA/NA |
12.2 |
25. In regards to the conflict in Ukraine President A. Lukashenko has recently stated: "Uncle Sam from over the ocean constantly pushes us to a battle". Do you agree with this statement?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I agree |
60.9 |
|
I disagree |
28.7 |
|
DA/NA |
10.4 |
26. Belarus and Russia are members of a military union – The Collective Security Treaty Organization. How do you evaluate Belarus’ membership in CSTO?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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CSTO membership provides security for Belarus |
44.4 |
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CSTO membership is fraught with involvement into military schemes of Russia |
42.7 |
|
DA/NA |
12.9 |
27. Recently President A. Lukashenko has stated "Honesty and justice, that I have promised you, still define my policy". Do you agree with this statement?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
I agree |
42.3 |
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I disagree |
42.3 |
|
DA |
15.4 |
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