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Putin,
the loser in Russian referendum
Russian
public survey revealed the facts of referendum
29.03.2003
 A
Russian public opinion survey gave interesting results on 23 March Russian
perpetrated referendum for Chechnya. A survey carried by VCIOM, the Russian
Center for Public Opinion in Moscow revealed that 56 % of Russians considers
the Chechnya referendum as a fabrication which won't contribute to solve
the conflict. 65 % of Russians are in favor of peace talks with The Chechen
Government. Only 25 % stated in favor of the referendum.
The survey is carried in 100 different settlements in 40 regions of Russia
on 28 February-3 March 2003 with 1.600 survey participants. 14 % of Russians
stated that the referendum will give negative results and everything will
be worse. Another 20 % of Russians preferred to avoid talking on the referendum.
Putin's Chechnya performance was another question which got an equal 44
% agreement and disagreement from the survey participants. 12 % preferred
to avoid this question. The Russian Center for Public Opinion VCIOM's
survey indicates that the Russian public opinion has considerably changed
since the year 2000. The weight of the peace siders in year 2003 is on
the upward trend. Agency
Caucasus
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