The January CBOS survey shows changes in Polish public opinion about President Andrzej Duda, as well as the Sejm and the Senate
The January CBOS survey indicates a decline in the ratings of President Andrzej Duda. Yet, his performance still attracts more favorable evaluations than the activities of the Sejm and the Senate. Since December, negative assessments of the president have risen by 6 percentage points, while the Sejm’s negative opinions have climbed by 9 points and the Senate by 7 points in the corresponding measure.
Chairman, Sejm, Senate
Since December, the president’s ratings have fallen by 8 percentage points. At present, 43% of respondents hold a positive view of Andrzej Duda’s presidency, and the proportion of unfavorable assessments has risen to 49%, up by 6 points.
In contrast, sharper declines are visible for the Sejm and the Senate. About 42% of respondents view the Sejm’s activities positively, a one-point increase from December but a noticeable nine-point drop overall, bringing positive opinions down to 42%. This indicates a growing share of those dissatisfied with the Sejm’s work.
Regarding the Senate, positive evaluations rose by 4 points to 40%, while negative assessments grew more substantially by 7 points, reaching 32%.
MPs, senators, local governments and local government officials
Opinions about the work of MPs and senators became more settled compared with a month earlier, with fewer people offering uncertain answers by 10 and 11 percentage points respectively.
In January, 67% of respondents rated the work of local government officials in their city positively, a figure slightly lower than in September of the previous year by about 2 percentage points. Meanwhile, 24% expressed dissatisfaction with local government performance.
CBOS notes that local government ratings have remained stable in recent years. Positive opinions are more common among rural residents, while the largest cities, those with populations of 500,000 or more, show a higher share of negative evaluations.
The study was conducted using a mixed-method approach on a representative sample of adult residents drawn from the PESEL register. The fieldwork took place from January 11 to 21 and included 1,015 participants, with 59.8% interviewed via CAPI, 27.0% by CATI and 13.2% by CAWI.
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Source: wPolityce