Poll: Ukrainians dissatisfied with parliament's work, not disappointed in parties they voted for

Ukrainians are not disappointed in the activities of the parties they voted for, but they are generally dissatisfied with the work of the Verkhovna Rada, according to a survey conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation.

While commenting at a press conference on Thursday on the results of the survey, the director of the foundation, Iryna Bekeshkina, noted that most voters (77%) are not yet disappointed in the parties that they voted for in parliamentary elections and consider their choice to be right. The voters of the Svoboda Party (93%), the Communist Party of Ukraine (86%), the UDAR Party (84%) and Batkivschyna (83%) are most of all confident their choice was right. The electors of the Party of Regions are less confident their choice was right - 69%. Only 14% of respondents are mostly happy with how the Verkhovna Rada works, and 77% are mostly or completely dissatisfied with the work of the Ukrainian parliament. As for a positive assessment of the activity of the parties elected to parliament, mostly satisfied with the work of parties are the supporters of Svoboda (89%), the Communist Party (83%) and UDAR (81%). The attitude of Ukrainians to the blocking of the Verkhovna Rada is ambiguous. According to the survey, 43% of respondents supported the blocking of parliament, because they think it's necessary for MPs to fulfill the requirements of the constitution, whereas 31% criticized the blocking of the Verkhovna Rada. Among those who backed the blocking of the Verkhovna Rada are the voters of Svoboda (80%), Batkivschyna (71%) and UDAR (64%). There are the most people among Party of Regions voters who are ready for a compromise in the work of parliament - 56%. In addition, according to the survey, most Ukrainians have a negative attitude to the fact that most deputies in the Verkhovna Rada are businessmen or people close to oligarchs. Some 20% are neutral about this, and 5% of respondents are positive about this. A nationwide poll was conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation along with the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology from March 5 to March 13. The survey was conducted in 109 towns and villages in all regions in Ukraine and Crimea. A total of 2,037 respondents were interviewed. The poll's margin of error does not exceed 2.3%.