Opinions of Poles on the Government and Prime Minister Donald Tusk

In the latest survey conducted by CBOS in June, the opinions of Poles about the government and Prime Minister Donald Tusk show stableness and slight changes compared to the results of May. Here are the key conclusions of the study:

Support and opposition to government

36% of respondents declare themselves supporters of the government, while the identical percentage, or 36%, is referred to as its opponents. This balance shows that society is divided in its assessments of the current power. It is worth noting that both supporters and opponents of the government are little by 1 percent point compared to the May results. As CBOS indicates, these insignificant changes fall within the measurement mistake limits.

In addition, 26% of respondents stated that the government was indifferent to them, and 3% could not find their relation to him.

Profile of government supporters

The results of the survey show that supporters of Donald Tusk's government are more frequently residents of large cities than half a million inhabitants (59%), people with higher education (54%) and representatives of executives and specialists with higher education (53%), as well as average staff and technicians (55%).

Opinion on Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Equally interesting are respondents' views on the Prime Minister himself. 47% of the surveyed are dissatisfied with Donald Tusk being the head of the government, which represents a 1-point drop compared to May. In turn 40% of respondents are satisfied with his work as Prime Minister, which is the consequence identical to the erstwhile month. 13% of respondents declared that there was no preference.

Profile of Prime Minister Critics

The biggest discontent with Donald Tusk is expressed by people aged 55-64 (55%), agrarian residents (55%), persons with primary or secondary education (64%) and primary vocational education (57%). Among socio-professional groups, the most critical are skilled workers (54%), unskilled workers (58%), farmers (63%) and pensioners (57%).

Test methodology

The survey was conducted on 10-20 June on a typical example of 1055 adults from Poland, drawn from the PESEL register. The investigation procedure was mixed (mixed-mode) and included CAPI (64.7%), CATI (21.4%) and CAWI (13.8%).

Conclusion

The June CBOS survey shows stableness in the assessments of the government and Prime Minister Donald Tusk among Poles. The balance between supporters and opponents of the government and slight changes in the percent of satisfied and dissatisfied with the Prime Minister propose that Polish public opinion is mostly divided. The profile of supporters and opponents shows that there are clear demographic and socio-professional differences in government assessments and its leader.

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