Fuente : Centre for Public Opinion & Democracy
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Country On Wrong Track, Say Russians

/noticias.info/ (Angus Reid - CPOD Global Scan) – Many adults in Russia believe their country is not going in the right direction, according to a poll by Russian Public Opinion & Market Research. 49 per cent of respondents believe Russia is headed on the wrong track.

Last March, Vladimir Putin won a second four-year term as president, garnering 71.31 per cent of all cast ballots. The pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) currently controls 222 seats in the State Duma, a fact that has led to questions over a possible change in presidential term limits.

On Dec. 12, Putin signed a controversial bill that effectively eliminates the election of Russia’s 89 governors by popular vote. The provision will allow the president himself to nominate every governor, and await confirmation by regional legislatures.

Earlier this month, Putin vetoed a proposal to ban public consumption of beer. The president acknowledged the "need to develop legislative protections for the people’s morality and health" but asked lawmakers for a "more flexible" approach.

Polling Data

Would you say Russia is headed in the right direction, or on the wrong track?

Right direction
38%

Wrong track
49%

Hard to answer
13%

Source: Russian Public Opinion & Market Research
Methodology: Interviews to 1,500 Russian adults, conducted in December 2004. No margin of error was provided. notas_de_prensa_archivo