“59% of Ukrainians trust Zelenskyi – survey The KMIS survey showed that 59% of Ukrainians trust President Zelenskyi. The level of trust varied from 80% after the election to 37% before the invasion, increased to 90% in May 2022 and stabilized at 59%.”, — write on: unn.ua
At the end of September 2024, 59% of Ukrainians trust the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, despite fluctuations in the level of support during his presidency. At its peak after the 2019 election, this figure reached 80%, but by February 2022, trust had fallen to 37%.
With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the level of trust increased sharply to 90% in May 2022, but then gradually began to decline and stabilized at 59% in the following years.
At the same time, 37% of respondents expressed distrust, and 3% hesitated to answer.
Regionally, the President is most trusted in the center of the country (62%) and in the west (58%). In the east, the trust rate is 51%, while 45% of respondents from the east expressed distrust.
The study also found that Ukrainians who believe in the West’s sincere support for Ukraine are more likely to trust the President (69%) than those who believe that the West is tired of Ukraine.
Sociologists note that the data may differ depending on the wording of the research questions. For example, polls that include an intermediate answer of “both trust and don’t trust” show a different picture compared to a clear choice between “trust” and “don’t trust”.
For reference
From September 20 to October 3, 2024, the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted an all-Ukrainian poll of public opinion “Omnibus”, where, on its own initiative, it included the question of trust in Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
The survey was conducted by the method of telephone interviews (CATI) among 2,004 respondents from territories controlled by Ukraine, excluding residents of temporarily occupied regions and citizens who went abroad after February 24, 2022.
The sampling error, under standard conditions, does not exceed 2.9% for figures close to 50%, but due to the war, additional systematic deviations are possible.
We will remind
In June, a survey among Ukrainians showed that the majority of the country’s citizens trust President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. However, the level of trust has been steadily falling for some time.