POLICY

Monitor of public opinion

To speak the language of the Law on elections, but to see with the common electors� eyes

Bakhytzhamal Bekturganova, President of the Association of Sociologists and Politologists

Almaty

1-6 of May

700 persons were questioned

What are the chances that the opposition parties and movements

will be included in the new composition of the Parliament?

(% in the column)

   Total Men Women
High 1.8 1.2 2.5
Average 19.5 26.1 13.1
Low 48.2 49 47.5
No chances at all 9.4 11.6 7.3
It�s difficult to answer 21.1 12.2 29.6

Do you think Kazakhsan is following�

(% in the column)

   Total Men Women
Democratic way of development 6.4 9.2 3.9
Deviated from the announced democratic way   34.3 38.5 30.4
Is still true to the authoritarian way of development   20.9 21.2 20.7
Is returning through a �black way� to totalitarianism 13.2 13.8 12.6
It�s difficult to answer 25.2 17.2 32.4

Representatives of what parties do you want to see in the new composition of the Parliament?

(% in the column)

   Total Men Women
�Pokolenye�, the movement of pensioners� protection 15.4 14.3 16.3
Communist party 10.2 10.2 10.1
Ecological union �Tabigat� 10.2 10.6 9.8
Public movement �Orleu� 7.4 7.1 7.6
Youth movement �For the future of Kazakhstan� 6.6 5.8 7.4
Party �Azamat� (if it is registered) 4.7 6.4 3.2
Workers� movement 4.7 5.1 4.3
Republican people�s party 4.4 3.8 4.9
Anti-nuclear movement �Attan� 4.3 3.4 5.2
People�s Congress of Kazakhstan 3.5 4.5 2.6
Party of Kazakhstan rebirth 3.1 3.1 3.1
Socialistic party 2 2.8 1.3
Party �Otan� 1.9 1.4 2.3
Civil party 1.6 0.7 2.3
Party of Kazakhstan patriots (if it is registered) 1.2 1.4 0.9
No one from the above mentioned 6.2 6.1 6.2
I have not decided yet 12.7 13 12.3

Does the Constitution of RK protect your civil rights and liberties?

(% in the column)

   Total Men Women
Yes 6.7 8.3 5.2
No 65.9 73.8 58.4
It�s difficult to answer 27.7 17.8 36.3

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