Voting Behaviour - 2007 Duma Campaign


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Q1-t. For which of the following parties would you be most likely to vote if there were elections to the State Duma next Sunday? (One answer)

2007; Duma; campaign; voting; United Russia; Communist Party; Liberal Democratic Party; Fair Russia; Yabloko

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220

Which of the following parties or political outlooks do you most sympathize with?

political, outlooks, sympathize, Levada Center, 8-12 December, 2006

220

003

If elections to the State Duma took place next Sunday, which of the following statements most accurately reflects your intention to vote?

State Duma, elections, next Sunday, reflect, intention, vote

003

103

(If not intending to vote) Why are you unwilling to vote or why do you doubt that you will vote in the elections?

State Duma, participation, vote, communists, politics, VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, November, 1999

103

410

Which of the following parties did you know about before today?

Communist, Zyuganov, Liberal Democrats, Zhirinovsky, United Russia, Gryzlov, Yabloko, Yavlinsky, Right Forces, Nemtsov, Agrarians, Lapshin, People\'s Party, Panfilov, Rebirth of Russia, Party of Life

410

423

Do you think that elections to the State Duma this year will be on the whole conducted according law and honest, or do you think they will be dirty (marred by slander, pressure on voters and machinations with ballot papers, etc.)?

elections; lawful; honest; fraud; ballot-stuffing; manipulation; transparent; open; dirty tricks

423

505

Q. In which party’s interests do you think the election will be manipulated?

United Russia; LDPR; KPRF; Fair Russia; Right Forces; Yabloko; Communist Party; electoral fraud; falsification; manipulation

505

502

Q. Will you protest if the party, for which you intend to vote is taken off the ballot on some false pretext or if votes are taken away from it during the vote count?

protests; electoral fraud; violations; street marches; courts; falsification

502

 


415

What explains your intention to vote for this party or bloc?

leader, support programme, defends interests, normal, future, young, friends, family, strongest party,

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414

(Only if chooses a party in Q1). How sure are you that you will vote for this party or bloc?

vote; preference; sure; intention; stability

414

013

What are the chances of the party or movement for which you intend to vote at the next elections?

chances, party, next elections, Levada Center, November, 2003

013

015

And which of the following parties would you NEVER in any circumstances vote for in elections to the Russian State Duma? (Several answers possible, only the six most rejected parties are shown)

parties, never vote for, Russian State Duma, Levada Center, November, 2003

015

491

The interests of which sectors of the population are represented by

United Russia; Communist Party;Oligarchs; Bureaucrats; Enterprise directors; Everyone; Siloviki, army; Ordinary people; Middle class; Intelligentsia: teachers, doctors etc.; Cultural/scientific elite; Poorest of the poor

491

 


492

Q. How would you react if United Russia became the ruling party in Russia for many

Approve; disapprove; United Russia; ruling party

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493

Q. Do you agree with those who say that United Russia is the CPSU of today?

agree; disagree; United Russia; CPSU; ruling party

493

511

Q. What happens when power in the country is held for many years by the same people?

stability; order; corruption; abuse of power; laws

511

 


494

Q. Do you think that United Russia is an independent party or only an instrument in the

United Russia; Putin; independence;

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496

Should Duma deputies have the right to leave their party? Should Duma deputies be able to vote as they choose?

Duma; imperative mandate; party factions; alignments; factions; party switching; party discipline

496

 


501

Q. Do you think Russia needs a state Duma, or the life of the country could be just as well

parties; president; rule by decree; Duma; parliament; legislature

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507

Q. How many political parties does Russia need now?

ruling party; party system; number of parties

507

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