Russians’ concern about rising prices has eroded President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings but these remain extremely high, the daily Vedomosti reported on Friday.
It cited a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation as showing that 72 percent of Russians would have voted for Putin in August, down from 76 percent in May.
Another poll, by the Levada Center, showed that in August 83 percent of Russians approved of the President’s actions, down from an all-time high of 89 percent in May.
The paper quoted experts as saying the fall reflected public dissatisfaction about prices during the summer, when many regulated prices such as …read more
Source: Voice of America
