Thursday, June 30, 2016

Over 80% of Russians Approve of Putin’s Work as President – Poll

A total of 81 percent of Russians approve of the work carried out by Vladimir Putin as the Russian president, a poll revealed Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Last year, a similar poll suggested that some 89 percent of Russians were in favor of Putin’s policies.

According to the poll conducted by the non-profit Levada Center, 51 percent of Russian nationals approve of the work carried out by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, while only 48 percent of Russians are satisfied with the work of the government as a whole.

Half of the respondents said that the country was moving "in the right direction," while 33 percent expressed the opposite point of view and the rest could not give a definite answer .... http://sputniknews.com