CEDEM research: PES would vote next week with 26,3 percent and DPS with 26 percent of respondents, Milatović has the best average rating

The European movement is now recording a decline, and support for the DPS is growing compared to the measurement from May last year

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From the presentation of the research, Photo: Aljoša Turović
From the presentation of the research, Photo: Aljoša Turović
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Ažurirano: 22.03.2024. 19:37h

The Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) presented today the results of their research on the topic "Political public opinion of Montenegro", according to which 9,5 percent of respondents are very satisfied with the performance of the Government of Milojko Spajić, 31,5 percent of them are mostly satisfied, 22,9, 13,2 percent mostly dissatisfied, 22,9 very dissatisfied, and XNUMX percent have no opinion.

The director of CEDEM, Milena Bešić, said that a growth trend has been recorded since 2022, when it comes to satisfaction with the performance of a government.

"Since the fall of the government of Zdravko Krivokapić, more dynamic events have started on the scene. The SDT was elected, arrests were made, the fundamental contract was signed...", she stated.

34,6 percent of respondents believe that Montenegro is moving in the right direction, 31,1 percent blame them, while 34,3 percent answered that they do not know.

Compared to the measurement from May last year, there is a decrease in the number of those who think that the country is moving in the wrong direction.

If elections were held next week, 26,3 percent of respondents would vote for the Europe Now Movement, 26 percent for the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), 11,3 percent for the New Serbian Democracy, 10 percent for the Democrats, 5,3 percent for the Bosniak Party, and 4,2 percent for the Democratic People's Party. 3,4 percent, and the Citizens' Movement URA XNUMX percent of respondents.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) would remain below the census with 2,3 percent, as well as the Social Democrats and the Socialist People's Party (SNP) with 2,2 percent of support.

The Europe movement is now seeing a drop in support, as 2023 percent of respondents supported them in the May 29,1 survey, while DPS recorded an increase from 24,1 to 26 percent.

CEDEM research
photo: Aljoša Turović

"Leaving Milatović cost PES support, as did the exclusion of Milović, the abandonment of some deputies. The situation is such that we have a decline compared to the last measurement, while the DPS is growing. It can be attributed to Congress, but also to the fact that some of their voters left for other parties, but after the decisions of the new majority, they returned to the DPS. Last time we questioned ZBCG, this time as separate parties. The slight increase is probably due to the entry into power," said Bešić.

Milatović has the best rating

The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, is the politician with the best average rating (2,93), and the second on the list is Prime Minister Milojko Spajić (2,77).

Followed by Aleksa Bečić (2,47), Milo Đukanović (2,45), Milan Knežević (2,41), Dritan Abazović (2,34), Nikola Janović (2,28), Danijel Živković (2,26), Andrija Mandic (2,23), Srđan Perić (2,18).

They are followed by Goran Danilović (2,10), Ivan Vuković (2,10), Boris Bogdanović (2,10), Vladimir Joković (2,06), Boris Mugoša (2,05), Nik Đeljošaj (2,02). , Ervin Ibrahimović (2,00), Nikola Đurašković (1,94), Srđan Pavićević (1,93), Damir Šehović (1,89), Andrej Milović (1,88), Genci Nimanbegu (1,88), Duško Marković (1,87), Mehmed Zenka (1,86), Fatmir Đeka (1,86), Vladislav Dajković (1,80), Ivan Vujović (1,78), Vatroslav Belan (1,76) and Seid Hadžić ( 1.68).

When it comes to the share of the highest grades, Spajić has the most (17,6 percent), followed by Milatović (16,4), Đukanović (16,3), Knežević (14,9), and Mandić (12,8).

In the segment with the highest ratings, Spajić recorded the largest increase, from 10,3 to 17,6 percent, and Knežević also saw a significant increase from 9,8 to 14,9 percent.

When it comes to the "Europe Now 2" program, 32,8 percent of respondents think that it does not exist, 23,3 percent that it will be implemented during the mandate of this government, and 17,1 that the program is already being implemented now.

44,9 percent of them are worried about economic stability. "It confirms that the standard is very important to citizens," said Nevenka Vuksanović, project coordinator at CEDEM.

34,1 percent of respondents support the reconstruction of the Government, and 21,9 percent do not.

39,3 percent of them believe that extraordinary parliamentary elections are not necessary, and 32,1 percent that they are.

Milatović's resignation from PES was considered good by 30,4 percent, and bad by 21,9 percent of respondents. "This shows that the citizens perceive him as the president of all citizens," says Vuksanović.

Increase in trust in the police

When it comes to trust in institutions, the education system, the police, the Serbian Orthodox Church, the health system...

In general, 55,2 percent of respondents have great confidence in the education system, which is less than in May, when this figure was 59,3 percent. Bešić explains this phenomenon with the recent strike of educational workers.

On the other hand, an increase in trust was recorded in the police, about whom 50,9 percent of respondents had mostly or a lot of trust in May, and 53,5 percent of the latter.

The research was conducted on a representative sample. 1.007 respondents participated, while the standard statistical error is +/- 3,01 percent.

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