More Russians (47%) say they don’t maintain democratic values than those that do (44%), a brand new ballot has revealed, marking a big shift from an equivalent survey taken three years in the past by the identical group, the Levada Center.
In 2018, an identical proportion (41%) of these questioned stated they maintain democratic values, however the variety of those that reject these beliefs has risen considerably from simply 38%, in what the pollster dubbed an “emerging polarization.” The variety of individuals unable to provide a selected reply halved.
Of all age teams questioned by Levada, which is registered by Russia’s Ministry of Justice as a overseas agent because of its receipt of Western funding, 18-24 year-olds have been most definitely to class themselves as democrats (50%).
The ballot comes a month after a parliamentary election that noticed the ruling United Russia celebration retain its constitutional majority amid accusations from opposition teams, such because the Communists.
The survey additionally requested Russians about different political opinions, and found that just one in 5 (18%) describe themselves as left-wing, with residents aged 55 years or older being essentially the most supportive of socialist beliefs.
Levada additionally in contrast the outcomes of the survey with respondents’ political-party preferences, and located that backers of the Communists and the center-left Fair Russia celebration are the least prone to classify themselves as democrats, with voters for the newly-founded New People celebration being essentially the most supportive of democratic beliefs.
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