Lukashenka's Rating on the Rise, Counting Political Prisoners - Digest of Belarusian Analytics
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IISEPS published the newest national opinion polls results. Alexander Lukashenka’s rating is on rise. The Liberal Club takes a closer look on the public administration reforms. Jana Kobzova notes that discrepancy in a number of political prisoners in Belarus might be a practical problem for EU policymakers.
Results of the National Opinion Poll. June, 2013 - The national survey conducted in June 2013 by Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS), shows that the image of the state as the chief spokesman of the people's interests becomes more and more "dim". However, these sentiments are not directly transferred to the president. Increasing the "economic well-being" in the second quarter of the year had a positive impact on the attitude to the president - his electoral rating continues to gradually rise: in December 2012, 31.5% respondents were ready to vote for him, in March - 33.4%; now, in June - 37.3%.
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