Only 28% of Ukrainians support holding elections before war ends - poll

This is stated in a survey by the Razumkov Center.

The majority of respondents, 56% in particular, have a negative attitude to this.

"Support for the idea of holding elections before the end of the war depends on the level of trust in the current government, especially in the President of Ukraine. Thus, among those who trust the President of Ukraine, only 17% would support such elections (69% would not), while among those who do not trust him, the respective figures are 41% and 42%," the Razumkov Center noted.

Sociologists say that support for the idea of holding presidential and parliamentary elections before the end of the war depends to a lesser extent on the level of trust in the Verkhovna Rada: among those who trust it, 23% would support such elections (63.5% would not), and among those who do not trust it, 30% and 54%, respectively.

For reference. The sociological survey was conducted by the Razumkov Center's sociological service from September 20 to 26, 2024, face-to-face in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, and Poltava regions, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi regions and the city of Kyiv (in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson regions - only in the territories controlled by the Government of Ukraine and not subject to hostilities).

A total of 2016 respondents aged 18 and older were interviewed. The theoretical sampling error does not exceed 2.3%. At the same time, additional systematic sampling deviations may be caused by the consequences of Russian aggression, in particular, the forced evacuation of millions of citizens.

• According to KIIS, as of October 2024, 81% of respondents said that elections should be held after the war. At the same time, 16% believed that hostilities were not an obstacle to the expression of will.