59% of Ukrainians trust Zelensky - survey

As of the end of May 2024, 59% of Ukrainians trusted President Vladimir Zelensky. This is evidenced by the results of the All -Ukrainian survey of public opinion conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KMIS).

The survey was conducted during May 16-22 by telephone interviews based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers. In total, 1067 respondents were interviewed.

As the survey showed, 21% of respondents completely trust President Vladimir Zelensky, more than 38% trust. 36%of respondents do not trust Zelensky, of which 22%are completely not trusted - 14%.

Most Ukrainians (63%) believe that criticism of certain actions of the authorities should be either in the design framework that do not shake the situation in the country (50%), or now it is not worth building criticism (13%). At the same time, a third of Ukrainians (31%) believe that now criticism should be strict and uncompromising.

Among those who trust the president, 76-77% believe that criticism should be in constructive framework or absent. 18-20% of respondents spoke about strict uncompromising criticism

Among those who do not trust the president at all, the majority (62%) believe that criticism should be strict and uncompromising.

As the Deputy Director of KMIS Anton Grushetsky noted, the issue of the feasibility of criticism of certain actions of the authorities remains relevant after two years of full -scale invasion.

“On the one hand, you can hear a fair argument that excessive criticism can shake the situation within the country and aggravate the relations of Ukraine with Western partners. On the other hand, it is also fair that without critical feedback certain erroneous practices can continue and threaten Ukraine and Ukrainians,” he said.

According to Grushetsky, the survey results show that Ukrainians mainly occupy a rather pragmatic and justified position.

"Yes, representatives of the authorities should not have" immunity "from criticism against the backdrop of a full -scale war. And at the same time, opposition politicians, critical journalists and public activists should not destroy stability and shake the situation."