Citizens' assessment of the situation in the country and actions of the authorities. Trust in social institutions, politicians, officials and public figures (January, 2024)

February 08, 2024

The results of a public opinion poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service on January 19–25, 2024, as a part of its project implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The contents of the Results are the sole responsibility of Pact and it’s implementing partners and do not necessary reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

Face-to-face interviews were taken in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporizhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi regions and the city of Kyiv (in Zaporizhia, Mykolayiv, Kharkiv, Kherson regions — only in the territories controlled by the government of Ukraine, free of hostilities).

The poll was conducted using stratified multistage sampling with random selection at the first stages of sampling and method selection of respondents at the final stage (when respondents were selected on the basis of sex and age quotas). The sample structure reproduces the demographic structure of the adult population of the territories where the poll was held as of the beginning of 2022 (by age, sex, settlement type).

2,000 respondents over the age of 18 were polled. The sample theoretical error does not exceed 2.3%. At the same time, additional systematic deviations of the sample may be caused by the consequences of Russian aggression, in particular, forced evacuation of millions of citizens.


Assessment of the processes taking place in the country

After the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, the share of citizens who believe that events in Ukraine are developing in the right direction has increased significantly (from 20% in December 2021 to 51% in September–October 2022, reaching record high in February–March 2023 (61%). After that, this indicator demonstrates a downward trend. According to the latest poll, the shares of those who believe that events in Ukraine are developing in the right (41%) and in a wrong direction (38%) do not statistically differ (21% was undecided).

33% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine is able to overcome the existing problems and difficulties within the next few years, 42% believe that Ukraine will be able to overcome problems in a longer term, and 9% — that Ukraine cannot overcome the existing problems (the rest are undecided). Ukrainians most optimistically assessed the prospects of overcoming problems and difficulties in late 2022 — early 2023 (for example, in February–March, 2023 — 49%, 36%, and 3%, respectively). Before the beginning of the full-scale war, the assessments were much more pessimistic (in December 2021 — 18%, 54%, and 18%, respectively).

Most often, citizens report deterioration of the situation (compared to the beginning of 2023) in the following areas: prices and tariffs (86 reported deterioration), economic situation in the country (68%), stability (64.5%), confidence in the future (63.5%), well-being of their families (58%), the attitude of citizens to the authorities (53%). 61% of respondents noted deterioration of the situation in the country as a whole.

Also, a relative majority of the respondents suggested that the situation deteriorated in such areas as the authorities’ attitude to citizens (46%), wages (43%).

Regarding compliance with the law by civil servants, approximately equal shares of respondents believe that the situation has worsened (41.5%) and that it has not changed (39%).

Most often, citizens believe that the situation has not changed over the past year in the areas of pensions (55%), healthcare (52%), and freedom of speech (51%).

A relative majority of respondents believes that there have been no major changes in the level of democracy in the country (49%), the standing of ethnic and religious minorities (47.5%), social security (social payments, assistance, subsidies, etc. — 46%), respect for civil rights and freedoms (44%), education (44%), crime (43%), and inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine (41%).

Positive changes, according to citizens, mostly relate to the country's defence capabilities (51% of respondents noted their improvement) and its international image (50.5%)


How well does the government perform its functions in wartime?

According to citizens, the government best of all copes with the following tasks: remedy of the aftermaths of strikes on energy facilities (78.5% answered that it copes "very well" or "rather, well" with this), functioning of the infrastructure (utilities, transport, shops, food supply) in wartime (78%), winning foreign policy support for Ukraine (68%), aid to refugees (63%), the country's defence capabilities (62%).

A relative majority of respondents believe that the government performs well in fighting crime, protection of the law and order (45%) and aid to vulnerable groups of the population (44.5%).

The majority (51%) of those polled believes that the government performs poorly in the field of social justice. Also, a relative majority (46%) believes that the government does a poor job supporting the economy and restoring the housing stock in wartime (40%).


Trust in the institutes of society

Among state and public institutions, the most trusted are the Armed Forces of Ukraine (95% of respondents trust them), volunteer units (85%), the State Emergency Service (82%), the National Guard of Ukraine (81%), volunteer organizations (78%), the State Border Service (77%), the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (69%), the Security Service of Ukraine (68%), the President of Ukraine (64%), the Church (61%), the National Police of Ukraine (58%), public organizations (55%), the National Bank of Ukraine (53%).

Trust is also expressed more often than distrust in the mayor of the city (town, village) where the respondent lives (49% and 43% respectively), Ukrainian mass media (47% and 43%), the Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) (42.5% and 31%, respectively).

The council of the city (town, village) in which the respondent lives is trusted and distrusted almost equally (43% and 45%, respectively).

The majority of respondents distrusts the state machinery (officials) (75%), political parties (72%), the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (70%), courts (the judicial system in general) (68%), the Government of Ukraine (64%), the Prosecutor's Office (60%), commercial banks (53%), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (52%), the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (51%), the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (51%).

Distrust in trade unions is also expressed more often than trust (43% distrust, and 23% trust them).


Trust in politicians, officials and public figures

Among politicians, officials, and public figures whose level of trust was assessed during the poll, respondents tend to trust more V. Zelenskyy (69%), V. Kim (58%), S. Prytula (54%), D. Kuleba (50%).

More trusted than distrusted are M. Podoliak (respectively, 44% and 32%), V. Maliuk (40% and 22%), R. Umerov (33% and 27%), I. Klymenko (respectively 28 % and 23%).

The shares of those who trust and those who do not trust O. Danylov (36% and 35.5%, respectively) do not statistically differ.

The majority of respondents do not trust Yu. Tymoshenko (80.5%), O. Arestovych (79%), Yu. Boyko (78%), P. Poroshenko (70%), M. Bezuhla (66%), D. Arakhamia (58%), A. Yermak (55.5%), R. Stefanchuk (50.5%).

Distrust was expressed more often than trust in D. Shmyhal (45% do not trust, 34% trust him), V. Klitschko (44% and 39%, respectively), I. Vereshchuk (42% and 34%), D. Hetmantsev (33% and 20% respectively).




POLL RESULTS IN TABLES

(data in the tables are given as percentages, unless indicated otherwise)




Generally speaking, do you think that the events in Ukraine are developing in the right or wrong direction?

In the right direction

40.6

In a wrong direction

38.0

Hard to say

21.4


Do you believe that Ukraine can overcome the existing problems and difficulties?

It can overcome in the next few years

32.8

It can overcome in a more remote future

42.2

It cannot

9.0

Hard to say

16.1


How do you think the situation in Ukraine changed in the following sectors, compared to the beginning of 2023?

Changed for the better

Changed for the worse

Did not change

Hard to say

Difference between the shares of those who believe that the situation changed for the better and those who suggest that it changed for the worse

Economic situation in the country

4.2

67.8

21.1

7.0

-63.6

Wellbeing of your family

4.1

57.9

34.7

3.2

-53.8

Democracy

5.5

30.8

49.2

14.4

-25.3

Freedom of speech

6.8

30.0

50.7

12.5

-23.2

Criminal situation

7.3

32.1

43.3

17.3

-24.8

Defence capability of the country

51.0

17.5

20.3

11.2

33.5

International image of Ukraine

50.5

16.1

24.0

9.4

34.4

Inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine

30.6

16.5

41.0

11.9

14.1

Respect for civil rights and freedoms

8.1

31.5

44.3

16.2

-23.4

Law-abidance by civil servants

5.3

41.5

38.8

14.5

-36.2

Healthcare

9.2

31.6

51.8

7.4

-22.4

Education

4.4

35.8

43.8

16.0

-31.4

Social security (social payments, assistance, subsidies, etc.)

7.6

32.5

46.3

13.6

-24.9

Pensions

5.4

24.5

54.6

15.5

-19.1

Wages

6.3

43.4

38.4

12.0

-37.1

Prices and tariffs

1.8

85.9

9.6

2.7

-84.1

Standing of ethnic and religious minorities

4.4

19.0

47.5

29.0

-14.6

Confidence of citizens in the future

4.7

63.5

22.1

9.7

-58.8

Attitude of the authorities to citizens

5.0

46.2

37.3

11.5

-41.2

Attitude of citizens to the authorities

4.7

53.2

32.3

9.9

-48.5

Stability

4.2

64.5

23.7

7.6

-60.3

Overall situation in the country

4.4

60.6

26.1

8.9

-56.2


How well do you think the authorities cope with the following tasks?

They cope very well

They cope rather well

They cope rather badly

They hardly cope

Hard to say

Difference between the shares of those who believe they cope well and those who suggest that they cope poorly

Defence capability of the country

11.7

50.0

25.0

5.9

7.4

30.8

Remedy of the aftermaths of strikes on energy facilities

20.9

57.6

12.6

3.1

5.8

62.8

Aid to refugees

13.3

49.8

15.3

4.1

17.5

43.7

Aid to vulnerable groups of the population

7.6

36.9

27.1

5.5

22.8

11.9

Support for the economy in wartime

6.1

35.4

36.9

8.8

12.8

-4.2

Fighting crime, protection of the law and order

6.7

38.3

24.9

8.9

21.2

11.2

Guarantees of social justice

4.9

26.2

40.3

10.6

18.0

-19.8

International support for Ukraine

17.1

50.6

17.5

4.1

10.6

46.1

Functioning of the infrastructure (utilities, transport, shops, food supply) in wartime

17.2

60.5

13.7

2.9

5.7

61.1

Restoration of the housing stock

4.8

26.1

29.6

10.4

29.1

-9.1


To what extent do you trust the following institutes of society?

totally distrust

rather, distrust

rather, trust

fully trust

Hard to say

Balance of trust/distrust*

President of Ukraine

9.2

18.8

43.1

21.0

7.9

36.1

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

32.6

37.8

18.7

3.8

7.1

-47.9

Government of Ukraine

29.3

34.6

25.2

3.3

7.7

-35.4

State machinery (officials)

32.9

42.2

13.6

2.4

8.9

-59.1

Your city (town, village) mayor

14.4

29.0

41.6

7.2

7.8

5.4

Local council of your city (town, village)

14.4

30.5

36.6

6.6

11.9

-1.7

Armed Forces of Ukraine

1.8

2.5

28.6

66.3

0.8

90.6

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

5.9

19.0

40.8

27.9

6.4

43.8

State Border Service

5.1

11.3

43.6

33.7

6.3

60.9

National Guard of Ukraine

3.0

9.5

42.7

38.5

6.3

68.7

National Police

9.5

23.6

40.3

18.1

8.3

25.3

Security Service of Ukraine

7.4

15.8

42.1

26.2

8.5

45.1

State Emergency Service

4.6

8.2

36.5

45.8

4.9

69.5

Prosecutor’s Office

22.9

36.8

19.7

4.7

15.9

-35.3

Courts (judicial system as a whole)

31.9

35.9

14.3

3.6

14.3

-49.9

National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)

21.1

29.7

23.0

7.2

18.9

-20.6

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office

21.8

30.2

21.2

5.9

20.8

-24.9

National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP)

21.5

29.6

21.0

6.0

21.8

-24.1

Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman)

11.3

19.3

34.6

7.9

26.8

11.9

Ukrainian mass media

13.8

28.9

39.4

7.6

10.4

4.3

National Bank of Ukraine

11.0

22.9

44.6

8.7

12.8

19.4

Commercial banks

18.0

34.9

25.7

4.6

16.8

-22.6

Trade unions

17.0

26.3

18.7

4.1

33.8

-20.5

Political parties

34.0

38.1

10.8

3.4

13.6

-57.9

Public organizations

6.8

22.1

45.8

9.0

16.3

25.9

Church

8.9

15.2

38.2

22.9

14.8

37.0

Volunteer battalions

1.9

6.8

43.4

41.5

6.5

76.2

Volunteer organizations

2.3

10.5

48.1

29.7

9.3

65.0

* Difference between trust and distrust


To what extent do you trust the following politicians, officials and public figures?

totally distrust

rather, distrust

rather, trust

fully trust

not aware

hard to say

Balance of trust/distrust*

Davyd Arakhamia

31.5

26.6

12.6

1.4

14.6

13.2

-44.1

Oleksiy Arestovych

54.1

25.1

7.3

1.3

4.2

7.9

-70.6

Maryana Bezuhla

44.7

21.1

6.4

0.5

18.6

8.7

-58.9

Yuriy Boyko

60.8

17.4

4.9

0.6

8.6

7.6

-72.7

Iryna Vereshchuk

19.6

22.4

28.0

5.6

12.6

11.8

-8.4

Danylo Hetmantsev

16.7

15.9

18.2

2.0

34.3

12.9

-12.4

Oleksiy Danylov

14.9

20.6

29.8

6.2

16.2

12.3

0.5

Andriy Yermak

29.3

26.2

20.6

4.6

5.7

13.6

-30.3

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

9.2

15.3

38.1

30.9

0.1

6.5

44.5

Vitaliy Kim

6.2

15.1

39.0

19.0

9.7

10.9

36.7

Ihor Klymenko

9.1

13.7

22.9

5.0

35.8

13.5

5.1

Vitali Klitschko

16.2

27.4

33.2

6.0

1.2

16.0

-4.4

Dmytro Kuleba

10.3

17.6

36.1

14.0

9.8

12.1

22.2

Vasyl Maliuk

8.4

13.8

27.3

12.8

28.7

8.9

17.9

Mykhailo Podoliak

12.1

20.1

33.5

10.9

12.0

11.5

12.2

Petro Poroshenko

39.0

30.8

15.1

3.6

0.3

11.1

-51.1

Serhiy Prytula

14.1

19.1

40.0

14.3

2.6

10.0

21.1

Ruslan Stefanchuk

22.0

28.5

19.4

3.7

14.8

11.6

-27.4

Yuliya Tymoshenko

47.3

33.2

9.6

1.4

0.5

8.0

-69.5

Rustem Umerov

11.4

15.8

27.1

6.1

19.4

20.2

6.0

Denys Shmyhal

17.7

27.0

28.2

5.8

6.6

14.6

-10.7

* Difference between trust and distrust




DYNAMICS, COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS POLLS





Generally speaking, do you think that things in Ukraine are moving in the right or wrong direction?

December 2021

September–October 2022

February–March 2023

May 2023

July 2023

September 2023

December 2023

January 2024

In the right direction

20.3

51.0

60.6

55.7

52.1

48.7

45.3

40.6

In a wrong direction

65.5

27.8

21.0

21.9

26.8

30.5

33.2

38.0

Hard to say

14.2

21.3

18.5

22.4

21.1

20.8

21.5

21.4


Do you believe that Ukraine can overcome the existing problems and difficulties?

December 2021

September–October 2022

February–March 2023

May 2023

July 2023

September 2023

December 2023

January 2024

It can overcome in the next few years

17.7

40.6

49.4

43.0

42.7

38.0

32.2

32.8

It can overcome in a more remote future

54.4

42.6

35.9

43.2

41.7

43.4

45.3

42.2

It cannot

17.6

5.2

3.4

4.8

6.4

8.6

7.2

9.0

Hard to say

10.3

11.6

11.3

9.0

9.2

10.0

15.3

16.1


How do you think the situation in Ukraine changed in the following sectors, compared to the beginning of 2023?

(In December 2022, the question was put as follows: How do you think the situation in Ukraine changed in the following sectors, compared to the beginning of 2022?)

Changed for the better

Changed for the worse

Did not change

Hard to say

Economic situation in the country

December 2022

2.7

83.0

10.1

4.2

January 2024

4.2

67.8

21.1

7.0

Wellbeing of your family

December 2022

2.7

71.9

21.9

3.4

January 2024

4.1

57.9

34.7

3.2

Democracy

December 2022

14.7

24.5

49.4

11.4

January 2024

5.5

30.8

49.2

14.4

Freedom of speech

December 2022

16.5

25.4

47.6

10.6

January 2024

6.8

30.0

50.7

12.5

Crime

December 2022

12.5

33.0

38.5

16.0

January 2024

7.3

32.1

43.3

17.3

Defence capability of the country

December 2022

74.7

9.9

8.7

6.7

January 2024

51.0

17.5

20.3

11.2

International image of Ukraine

December 2022

74.8

8.2

10.1

6.9

January 2024

50.5

16.1

24.0

9.4

Inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine

December 2022

45.5

14.6

28.5

11.3

January 2024

30.6

16.5

41.0

11.9

Respect for civil rights and freedoms

December 2022

16.5

22.8

45.0

15.8

January 2024

8.1

31.5

44.3

16.2

Law-abidance by civil servants

December 2022

11.9

24.9

44.5

18.7

January 2024

5.3

41.5

38.8

14.5

Healthcare

December 2022

8.0

44.8

39.8

7.4

January 2024

9.2

31.6

51.8

7.4

Education

December 2022

4.4

58.9

27.1

9.6

January 2024

4.4

35.8

43.8

16.0

Social security (social payments, assistance, subsidies, etc.)

December 2022

10.0

36.8

41.9

11.3

January 2024

7.6

32.5

46.3

13.6

Pensions

December 2022

5.5

33.9

46.9

13.6

January 2024

5.4

24.5

54.6

15.5

Wages

December 2022

3.1

62.6

25.2

9.1

January 2024

6.3

43.4

38.4

12.0

Prices and tariffs

December 2022

2.2

86.8

8.0

3.0

January 2024

1.8

85.9

9.6

2.7

Standing of ethnic and religious minorities

December 2022

5.6

20.7

49.2

24.5

January 2024

4.4

19.0

47.5

29.0

Confidence of citizens in the future

December 2022

9.1

66.6

14.7

9.7

January 2024

4.7

63.5

22.1

9.7

Attitude of the authorities to citizens

December 2022

17.4

24.5

45.0

13.1

January 2024

5.0

46.2

37.3

11.5

Attitude of citizens to the authorities

December 2022

24.8

24.6

38.1

12.4

January 2024

4.7

53.2

32.3

9.9

Stability

December 2022

3.9

76.0

13.4

6.8

January 2024

4.2

64.5

23.7

7.6

Overall situation in the country

December 2022

4.7

75.4

13.0

6.9

January 2024

4.4

60.6

26.1

8.9


How well do you think the authorities cope with the following tasks?

They cope very well

They cope rather well

They cope rather badly

They hardly cope

Hard to say

Difference between the shares of those who believe they cope well and those who suggest that they cope poorly

Defence capability of the country

December 2022

29.2

49.4

12.4

2.7

6.2

63.5

January 2024

11.7

50.0

25.0

5.9

7.4

30.8

Remedy of the aftermaths of strikes on energy facilities

December 2022

22.7

52.4

15.6

3.5

5.8

56.0

January 2024

20.9

57.6

12.6

3.1

62.8

Aid to refugees

December 2022

17.7

50.5

13.7

2.4

15.7

52.1

January 2024

13.3

49.8

15.3

4.1

43.7

Aid to vulnerable groups of the population

December 2022

9.9

42.1

23.1

4.7

20.2

24.2

January 2024

7.6

36.9

27.1

5.5

22.8

11.9

Support for the economy in wartime

December 2022

8.8

38.3

33.0

7.0

12.9

7.1

January 2024

6.1

35.4

36.9

8.8

12.8

-4.2

Fighting crime, protection of the law and order

December 2022

8.8

40.0

24.6

5.8

20.8

18.4

January 2024

6.7

38.3

24.9

8.9

21.2

11.2

Guarantees of social justice

December 2022

6.0

32.6

32.6

8.7

20.1

-2.7

January 2024

4.9

26.2

40.3

10.6

18.0

-19.8

Winning foreign policy support for Ukraine

December 2022

30.4

46.1

10.6

3.2

9.7

62.7

January 2024

17.1

50.6

17.5

4.1

10.6

46.1

Functioning of the infrastructure (utilities, transport, shops, food supply) in wartime

December 2022

18.2

56.4

14.5

4.5

6.4

55.6

January 2024

17.2

60.5

13.7

2.9

5.7

61.1

Restoration of the housing stock

December 2022

4.2

25.7

28.2

12.9

28.9

-11.2

January 2024

4.8

26.1

29.6

10.4

29.1

-9.1

 

Trust in social institutes

July–August 2021

December 2023

January 2024

distrust*

trust**

hard to say

balance of trust/distrust***

distrust*

trust**

hard to say

balance of trust/distrust***

distrust*

trust**

hard to say

balance of trust/distrust***

Armed Forces of Ukraine

24.8

68.3

6.7

43.5

4.6

93.7

1.7

89.1

4.3

94.9

0.8

90.6

Volunteer detachments

33.4

53.5

13.1

20.1

6.0

88.9

5.1

82.9

8.7

84.9

6.5

76.2

State Emergency Service

28.7

61.4

9.9

32.7

11.7

83.3

4.9

71.6

12.8

82.3

4.9

69.5

National Guard of Ukraine

36.0

53.6

10.4

17.6

11.6

81.8

6.5

70.2

12.5

81.2

6.3

68.7

Volunteer organizations

25.1

63.6

11.3

38.5

8.2

85.6

6.1

77.4

12.8

77.8

9.3

65.0

State Border Service

34.3

55

10.7

20.7

20

71.7

8.4

51.7

16.4

77.3

6.3

60.9

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

˗

˗

˗

˗

20.2

73.1

6.7

52.9

24.9

68.7

6.4

43.8

Security Service of Ukraine

49.7

37.5

12.7

-12.2

21.1

70.8

8.1

49.7

23.2

68.3

8.5

45.1

President of Ukraine

57.6

36.2

6.2

-21.4

26.1

67.6

6.3

41.5

28.0

64.1

7.9

36.1

Church

26.3

63.5

10.3

37.2

24.8

63.4

11.7

38.6

24.1

61.1

14.8

37.0

National Police of Ukraine

52.9

38.5

8.5

-14.4

34.1

58.0

7.9

23.9

33.1

58.4

8.3

25.3

Public organizations

37.4

47

15.5

9.6

24.6

62.8

12.7

38.2

28.9

54.8

16.3

25.9

National Bank of Ukraine

60.1

29.1

10.9

-31.0

37.9

50.9

11.2

13.0

33.9

53.3

12.8

19.4

Your city (town, village) mayor

33.6

57.1

9.3

23.5

39.8

53.2

7

13.4

43.4

48.8

7.8

5.4

Ukrainian media

45.8

45.4

8.9

-0.4

43.2

48.1

8.7

4.9

42.7

47.0

10.4

4.3

Your city (town, village) council

37.8

51.4

10.7

13.6

41.2

47.3

11.4

6.1

44.9

43.2

11.9

-1.7

Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman)

40.1

31.7

28.1

-8.4

30.6

43.2

26.2

12.6

30.6

42.5

26.8

11.9

Commercial banks

70.7

18.2

11.1

-52.5

58.2

27.0

14.8

-31.2

52.9

30.3

16.8

-22.6

National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)

69.6

15.2

15.3

-54.4

50.9

32.3

16.8

-18.6

50.8

30.2

18.9

-20.6

Government of Ukraine

72

21.5

6.6

-50.5

62.6

31.0

6.4

-31.6

63.9

28.5

7.7

-35.4

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office

69.3

13.6

17.2

-55.7

52.2

28.8

19.0

-23.4

52.0

27.1

20.8

-24.9

National Agency on Corruption Prevention

69.6

13.2

17.2

-56.4

50.9

28.7

20.5

-22.2

51.1

27.0

21.8

-24.1

Prosecutor’s Office

71.1

17.8

11.1

-53.3

61.6

24.2

14.2

-37.4

59.7

24.4

15.9

-35.3

Trade unions

54.8

21.2

24.0

-33.6

46.5

25.0

28.4

-21.5

43.3

22.8

33.8

-20.5

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

75.1

18.7

6.1

-56.4

66.1

27.6

6.3

-38.5

70.4

22.5

7.1

-47.9

Courts (judicial system as a whole)

74.2

15.5

10.4

-58.7

72.0

16.0

12.1

-56.0

67.8

17.9

14.3

-49.9

State machinery (officials)

75.7

14.9

9.4

-60.8

73.4

18.6

8.0

-54.8

75.1

16.0

8.9

-59.1

Political parties

71.7

16.1

12.2

-55.6

75.9

12.8

11.3

-63.1

72.1

14.2

13.6

-57.9

* sum total of answers "totally distrust" and "rather, distrust"

** sum total of answers "fully trust" and "rather, trust"

*** difference between trust and distrust


To what extent do you trust the following politicians, officials and public figures?

Distrust*

Trust**

Not aware

Hard to say

Balance of trust/distrust*

Davyd Arakhamia

February–March 2023

38.8

26.7

18.6

15.9

-12.1

May 2023

45.7

18.1

19.3

16.8

-27.6

July 2023

49.0

21.5

15.9

13.6

-27.5

September 2023

54.2

19.2

15.5

11.2

-35.0

December 2023

57.3

18.4

12.0

12.2

-38.9

January 2024

58.1

14.0

14.6

13.2

-44.1

Oleksiy Arestovych

February–March 2023

58.6

25.9

3.7

11.9

-32.7

May 2023

65.3

20.3

3.6

10.8

-45.0

July 2023

65.4

19.4

5.1

10.1

-46.0

September 2023

71.3

15.3

3.9

9.4

-56.0

December 2023

81.8

8.2

2.3

7.5

-73.6

January 2024

79.2

8.6

4.2

7.9

-70.6

Maryana Bezuhla

December 2023

58.5

7.7

27.2

6.6

-50.8

January 2024

65.8

6.9

18.6

8.7

-58.9

Yuriy Boyko

July–August 2021

73.0

17.8

3.0

6.3

-55.2

February–March 2023

81.6

6.0

6.5

5.9

-75.6

May 2023

77.0

6.1

8.6

8.4

-70.9

July 2023

76.0

9.8

6.6

7.6

-66.2

September 2023

82.2

6.8

6.5

4.6

-75.4

December 2023

81.3

6.1

6.8

5.9

-75.2

January 2024

78.2

5.5

8.6

7.6

-72.7

Ірина Верещук

December 2023

38.8

40.1

11.2

10.0

1.3

January 2024

42.0

33.6

12.6

11.8

-8.4

Danylo Hetmantsev

December 2023

33.4

20.4

35.6

10.6

-13.0

January 2024

32.6

20.2

34.3

12.9

-12.4

Oleksiy Danylov

July–August 2021

43.3

11.9

36.5

8.3

-31.4

February–March 2023

19.6

54.9

15.0

10.4

35.3

May 2023

23.3

46.1

17.9

12.7

22.8

July 2023

24.5

51.9

13.3

10.3

27.4

September 2023

35.5

41.6

13.5

9.4

6.1

December 2023

30.3

44.4

15.0

10.3

14.1

January 2024

35.5

36.0

16.2

12.3

0.5

Andriy Yermak

July–August 2021

58.5

10.3

22.6

8.6

-48.2

February–March 2023

36.0

40.6

8.1

15.3

4.6

May 2023

40.0

37.5

7.6

15

-2.5

July 2023

41.8

37.8

7.8

12.6

-4.0

September 2023

52.8

29.1

7.4

10.8

-23.7

December 2023

54.3

29.7

5.9

10.1

-24.6

January 2024

55.5

25.2

5.7

13.6

-30.3

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

July–August 2021

61.0

32.6

0.4

6.1

-28.4

February–March 2023

9.9

84.9

0.5

4.7

75.0

May 2023

11.0

83.5

0.3

5.1

72.5

July 2023

13.6

80.8

0.6

4.9

67.2

September 2023

18.6

74.8

0.1

6.5

56.2

December 2023

23.4

70.7

0.3

5.6

47.3

January 2024

24.5

69.0

0.1

6.5

44.5

Vitaliy Kim

May 2023

14.7

62.7

10.6

12.1

48.0

July 2023

12.9

71.1

7.8

8.3

58.2

September 2023

18.0

64.1

9.1

8.8

46.1

December 2023

17.0

64.7

8.9

9.4

47.7

January 2024

21.3

58.0

9.7

10.9

36.7

Ihor Klymenko

February–March 2023

16.9

27.2

42.5

13.3

10.3

May 2023

16.2

21.6

48.1

14.1

5.4

July 2023

17.2

32.0

38.2

12.6

14.8

September 2023

22.1

25.7

40.9

11.4

3.6

December 2023

21.0

30.8

35.8

12.3

9.8

January 2024

22.8

27.9

35.8

13.5

5.1

Vitali Klitschko

July–August 2021

64.2

25.6

0.6

9.6

-38.6

February–March 2023

27.5

57.9

1.6

13.0

30.4

May 2023

34.8

48.4

1.3

15.5

13.6

July 2023

35.5

47.7

2.4

14.4

12.2

September 2023

39.5

43.7

2.5

14.2

4.2

December 2023

45.2

40.0

1.2

13.6

-5.2

January 2024

43.6

39.2

1.2

16.0

-4.4

Vasyl Maliuk

February–March 2023

14.7

24.7

49.2

11.3

10.0

May 2023

14.9

26.4

46.5

12.3

11.5

July 2023

15.5

33.1

39.9

11.6

17.6

September 2023

20.9

33.8

34.7

10.6

12.9

December 2023

20.8

41.1

27.1

11.1

20.3

January 2024

22.2

40.1

28.7

8.9

17.9

Mykhailo Podoliak

February–March 2023

19.2

59.5

12.1

9.2

40.3

May 2023

24.1

50.7

11.0

14.1

26.6

July 2023

24.5

52.1

13.0

10.3

27.6

September 2023

30.3

44.6

14.0

11.1

14.3

December 2023

29.4

51.6

10.0

9.1

22.2

January 2024

32.2

44.4

12.0

11.5

12.2

Petro Poroshenko

July–August 2021

75.5

17.6

0.4

6.3

-57.9

February–March 2023

64.8

24.4

0.1

10.7

-40.4

May 2023

73.1

17.1

0.5

9.4

-56.0

July 2023

70.7

19.7

0.5

9.1

-51.0

September 2023

73.1

16.9

0.7

9.4

-56.2

December 2023

74.2

18.2

0.7

6.9

-56

January 2024

69.8

18.7

0.3

11.1

-51.1

Serhiy Prytula

July–August 2021

56.5

21.8

8.9

12.9

-34.7

February–March 2023

21.7

65.0

2.5

10.8

43.3

May 2023

29.3

55.8

2.9

12.0

26.5

July 2023

31.3

55.0

4.0

9.6

23.7

September 2023

35.2

51.3

2.8

10.7

16.1

December 2023

33.5

54.8

3.6

8.1

21.3

January 2024

33.2

54.3

2.6

10.0

21.1

Ruslan Stefanchuk

February–March 2023

27.4

34.7

22.6

15.3

7.3

May 2023

33.7

26.9

23.1

16.3

-6.8

July 2023

35.6

31.0

20.1

13.3

-4.6

September 2023

46.0

24.6

17.8

11.5

-21.4

December 2023

41.4

27.8

18.1

12.7

-13.6

January 2024

50.5

23.1

14.8

11.6

-27.4

Yuliya Tymoshenko

July–August 2021

72.2

19.9

0.8

7.2

-52.3

February–March 2023

75.7

13.2

0.7

10.4

-62.5

May 2023

80.4

8.7

0.6

10.3

-71.7

July 2023

78.0

10.4

1.2

10.3

-67.6

September 2023

82.1

10.8

1.0

6.1

-71.3

December 2023

84.6

8.1

1.0

6.3

-76.5

January 2024

80.5

11.0

0.5

8.0

-69.5

Rustem Umerov

September 2023

20.9

25.1

31.7

22.4

4.2

December 2023

21.8

35.2

23.1

19.9

13.4

January 2024

27.2

33.2

19.4

20.2

6.0

Denys Shmyhal

July–August 2021

69.1

10.6

7.7

12.5

-58.5

February–March 2023

30.2

51.6

3.7

14.5

21.4

May 2023

39.3

36.1

5.9

18.8

-3.2

July 2023

37.9

41.4

6.9

13.8

3.5

September 2023

44.3

36.4

5.7

13.6

-7.9

December 2023

42.4

38.4

7.0

12.2

-4.0

January 2024

44.7

34

6.6

14.6

-10.7

* sum total of answers "totally distrust" and "rather, distrust"

** sum total of answers "fully trust" and "rather, trust"

*** difference between trust and distrust


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