Public opinion is divided into two almost identical halves on whether the opposition should retain power after the elections – according to an IBRIS poll commissioned by “Rzeczpospolita” and RMF FM.
Should the opposition take power?
IBRIS, on behalf of “Rzeczpospolita” and RMF FM, asked respondents whether, in their opinion, “after the elections, the current opposition, i.e. the Civic Coalition, Third Road and Left, should take over the government in Poland.”
The answers divided the group of respondents in two. 49.4 percent believe that the opposition “should” govern, and 50.6 percent – that they “should not”. The percentage of those who are more and less determined is similar in both groups. 34.3 percent believe that “the opposition should definitely” be in power, and 34 percent take the opposite view.
Is opposition government possible?
As “Rzeczpospolita” notes, the situation is different when respondents are asked about it do they believe that “it is possible for the opposition to govern after the elections?” 47.6% of respondents answered this question affirmatively. (23.9 – “certain”, and 23.7 – “reasonable”).
40.5% did not believe the opposition had a realistic prospect of governing. (including 31.5 – “definitely” and 9% – “rather”). 12 percent chose the answer “I don’t know/it’s hard to say.”
Looking at how voters from specific parties voted, no one in the group of government supporters answered “the opposition should govern,” and only 6 percent said they did. believes in this possibility.
However, 81 percent of opposition supporters believe that “the opposition should rule,” and 74 percent say they believe in this possibility.
Undecided answers
The survey also highlighted the choices of undecided people. As noted by “Rzeczpospolita”, 20 percent The undecided from the IBRIS survey believe that the Civic Coalition, New Left and the Third Way should win, and 40 percent he believes this can happen. As many as 33 percent have no opinion about this.
The survey was conducted from September 29 to 30, 2023 according to the CATI method among a group of 1,000 respondents.
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Source: wPolityce
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