Poll: HDZ and SDP Declining, “Nobody” Still Most Popular Politician

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The latest edition of the CRO Demoskop monthly research by the Promocija Plus polling agency on the social and political preferences, conducted in early October (2 to 5 October), has been published, reports tportal.hr on October 8, 2017.

If the parliamentary elections were conducted in early October, HDZ would be the relative winner of the elections, with a support of 33.5 percent of respondents (34.0 percent in September). The leading opposition party, SDP, also recorded a drop in election support to 22.1 percent (down from 23.1 percent in September). MOST are third with 7.8 percent (7.7 percent in September), followed by Živi Zid with 6.6 percent (6.1 percent in September).

The four major parties are followed by HSS (2.9 percent), the Bandić Milan 365 party (2.3 percent), Independents for Croatia (2 percent), Pametno (1.5 percent), HNS and IDS (1.3 percent each), and HSP AS (1.1 percent).

The top of the rankings of the most popular politicians is again held by “Nobody” (no politician), with the “support” of 21.7 percent of citizens (23.3 percent in September). The second is President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (15.3 percent), followed by Prime Minister Plenković (11.2 percent), Member of Parliament Anka Mrak Taritaš (7.2 percent), and SDP president Davor Bernardić ((3.9 percent).

The list of the most negative politicians is led by Prime Minister Plenković (18.7 percent), followed by “All Politicians” (16 percent), former Culture Minister Zlatko Hasanbegović (9.3 percent), Serb minority leader Milorad Pupovac (10.1 percent), and President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (3.4 percent).

The direction of the country is supported by just 17.9 percent of citizens (18.1 percent in September), while 74.4 percent of respondents believe that Croatia is on the wrong track (73.4 percent in September).

The level of support for government’s policies in the twelfth month of its term is at 35.2 percent (36 percent in September), while 52.6 percent do not support them. On the 1 to 5 scale, the government received an average grade of 2.25 (2.30 in September). For her work, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović received the average mark of 3.12 (3.09 in September), while Parliament received a low score of 2.10.

Asked to choose the most significant topic or event in September, the plurality of respondents chose the Agrokor crisis (46.1 percent). Another five events received a more substantial interest from voters: the successful tourist season (8.9 percent), the trial against war criminal Dragan Vasiljković (7.3 percent), government’s decision to abandon plans to introduce the property tax (6.6 percent), the removal of the controversial memorial plaque from Jasenovac to Novska (5.7 percent) and the long-term social crisis in the country (5.5 percent).

Translated from tportal.hr

 

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