(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Russia would not consider voting for Grigory Yavlinsky in next year’s presidential election, according to a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation. 73 per cent of respondents say it is unlikely that they would back the anti-Kremlin politician and leader of the Yabloko party in the ballot.

Vladimir Putin was elected to a second term as president in March 2004 with 71.31 per cent of all cast ballots. In April 2005, Putin ruled out seeking a new mandate, saying, “I will not change the constitution and in line with the constitution, you cannot run for president three times in a row.”

The next presidential election in Russia is tentatively scheduled for March 2008. In the 2000 ballot—which Putin won with 52.94 per cent of all cast ballots—Yavlinsky finished in third place, with 5.80 per cent.

Polling Data

Grigory Yavlinsky may possibly run for Russian president in the 2008 presidential elections. Would you be likely or unlikely to vote for Grigory Yavlinsky?

Likely 12%
Unlikely 73%
Hard to answer 15%

Source: Public Opinion Foundation
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,500 Russian adults, conducted on Jun. 31 and Jul. 1, 2007. Margin of error is 3.6 per cent.

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