More than half of Russians want to see Putin as president after 2024.

Two years ago, the same wanted 67% of respondents.

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54% of Russians want Vladimir Putin to remain president after 2024, Levada Center polls show, reports “Interfex«.

In August, 2017 was considered so by 67% of respondents, this is a record figure, write "Vedomosti". In October 2013, this figure was less than 40%. The latest study was conducted from July 18 to 24 among 1606 respondents.

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38% of respondents would not like Putin to stay in the Kremlin after the current date. A year ago, so thought on 11 pp less, in October 2013, such 45% respondents answered.

To a record 8%, the share of those who were at a loss with the answer decreased. Previously, the answer was from 14% to 26%.

Up to the maximum since July 2001, to 43%, the share of respondents who say that people trust Putin because they do not see an alternative has grown. In 2016, 29% of respondents thought so. To a minimum for the same period, the share of those who explain Putin’s confidence by saying that people hope that he will be able to cope with the problems of the country has decreased, now 24% think so against 39% in 2016.

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In the presidential elections, 40% of respondents are ready to vote for Putin, or 54% of those who would go to the polls. As Vedomosti writes, Putin’s electoral rating has not changed since falling in June 2018 due to the pension reform.

Levada Center director Lev Gudkov explained the dynamics of the indicators by saying that people have become less hopeful that Putin will lead the Russian economy out of a difficult situation. According to the sociologist, the most critical of the president are people between 25 and 30 years old, relatively more educated and wealthy, who will soon begin to determine public opinion, while Putin’s authority rests on his lack of alternative.

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