The level of public confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin fell to 29% in late January, early February. This is reported by Levada Center.
In August-October 2020, Putin’s confidence level was maintained at 33-34%. At the same time, sociologists note that Putin’s confidence rating has been dropping steadily for more than two years, only sometimes rising by one or two points. In November 2017, Putin’s confidence rate was 59%.
Levada also notes that Alexei Navalny’s confidence rating rose to 5% and exceeded for the first time the confidence level of Communist Party leader Gennady Syuganov.
At the same time, the president’s approval level is 64% – this number has remained unchanged in recent years.
Among the 18-24 age group, 51% of respondents approve of the president’s activities, 46% disapprove.
Over the past three years, Putin’s approval rate for the age group has dropped by almost a third.