KIIS conducted nationwide poll during the period of February 09–19, 2012. 2031 respondents were interviewed; the research covered all regions of Ukraine (including the city of Kyiv) and Crimea; sample was random and representative for the population of Ukraine aged 18 years and older.

Statistical sampling error (with a probability of 0.95 and a design-effect 1.5) does not exceed 3.3% for index close to 50%, 2,8% — index close to 25%, 2,0% — index close to 10%, 1 4% — index close to 5%.

According to the results of the present poll, if parliamentary elections were held in the second half of February this year, about 64% of voters of Ukraine would participate in the elections; and the following parties would get the majority of votes:

# Party of Regions — 17.3%; Ukrainian Nationwide Coalescing "Batkivschyna" (Y. Tymoshenko) — 13.1%; the Party "Front of Changes" (A. Yatseniuk) — 8.1%; Communist Party of Ukraine (P. Symonenko ) — 5.4%; the Party "UDAR" headed by Vitaliy Klychko — 5.4%

# The next three positions would be held by the Ukrainian Nationwide Coalescing "Svoboda" (O. Tiagnybok) — 3.4%; the Party "Strong Ukraine" (S. Tihipko) — 3.0% and the Party “Civil Position” (A. Hrytsenko) — 2.0%

If the elections of the President of Ukraine were held in the second half of February this year, the following possible candidates would get the majority of votes:

• Viktor Yanukovych — 16.8%;
• Yulia Tymoshenko — 12.9%;
• Arseniy Yatsenyuk — 8.7%;
• Vitaliy Klychko — 6.0%;
• Sergii Tihipko — 4.3%.

When compared with November, 2011, a statistically significant increase is observed regarding the support of Viktor Yanukovych (from 11.8% to 16.8%), Yulia Tymoshenko (from 9.6% to 12.9%), Vitaliy Klychko (from 4 to 6 %) and Sergii Tigipko (from 3.1% to 4.3%).

# The vast majority of the population is dissatisfied with both political (71%) and economic (79%) situation in the country.

# Expressive dissatisfaction is observed among residents of all regions:

80% of residents of the Western region, 71% — in Central area, 65% — in the South and 66% — in the Eastern region are dissatisfied with the present political situation.

# Almost two-thirds of the population of Ukraine (65%) believe that things done in the country go in the wrong direction:

# In the Western region 75% of respondents believe in the above; in the Central area — 66%, in the East — 62% and in the South — 58%.

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