public opinion in macedonia - iri2017/09/18 · • data was collected from august 4 to 21, 2017,...

Public Opinion in Macedonia

August 4 - 21, 2017

http://www.usaid.gov/

Detailed Methodology• The survey was conducted on behalf of the Center for Insights in Survey Research by Brima market research firm

(member of Taylor Nelson Sofres and Gallup International).

• Data was collected from August 4 to 21, 2017, through face-to-face interviews by trained professionals.

• A nationally representative sample size of 1,105 respondents ages 18 and over was surveyed. The margin of error

was plus or minus three percent at the midrange of the 95 percent confidence level. The response rate was 71

percent.

• In addition to the national sample, six oversamples were conducted in the municipalities of Gjorce Petrov (n=213),

Shtip (n=214), Tetovo (n=213), Gostivar (n=214), Kumanovo (n=214) and Ohrid (n=215). The margin of error does

not exceed 6.7 percent in each of the oversampled municipalities. Respondents from the city of Skopje (n=284)

were analyzed as a separate sample, with a margin of error of 5.8 percent.

• Both the national sample and the six oversamples were prepared using State Statistical Office data (2002 census

results) for the population aged 18 and older. It also considered the structure of the population according to age,

gender, housing type, national affiliation and region, and was updated accordingly with estimates and primary

information collected by Brima.

• A multi-stage probability sampling method was used with the random route and next birthday methods for

respondent selection.

• Stratification was based on three stages:

• Stage One: The number of respondents for each of the regions was specified in proportion to the size of

its population (aged 18 and older).

• Stage Two: The sampling plan consisted of 323 sampling points located according to urban/rural split,

municipality size and nationality diffusion.

• Stage Three: The selection of households was based on a random route method. In urban areas, every

third household on the left-hand side of the street was selected. In rural areas, the “wave-wise” approach

was applied, in which the interviewer selects every fourth inhabited house/dwelling on both sides of the

interviewer’s route/track, counting from the first house on the left.

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• The “next birthday method” was used to select respondents.

• Figures in charts and tables may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

• Any data cited from previous surveys comes from surveys with comparable methodology.

• This poll was conducted with support from the United States Agency for International Development.

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Detailed Methodology cont.

http://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work/europe-and-eurasia/macedonia

• VMRO-DPMNE: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization –Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity

• SDSM: Social Democratic Union of Macedonia

• DUI: Democratic Union for Integration

• BESA: Movement BESA

• AA: Alliance of Albanians, coalition MR-DPA, NDR and Uniteti

• MR-DPA: Movement for Reforms of Democratic Party of Albanians

• NDR: National Democratic Revival

• DPA: Democratic Party of Albanians

• GROM: Citizens Option for Macedonia

• DOM: Democratic Renewal of Macedonia

• LDP: Liberal Democratic Party

• TDP: Turk Democratic Party

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Glossary of Political Parties

Local Government and Local Governance


6

23%

24%

37%

40%

35%

33%

5%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

March 2017

August 2017

Right direction Wrong direction

Neutral – neither right nor wrong direction Don't know/Refused to answer

Overall, are things in your municipality moving in the right or wrong direction?

3%

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

4%

4%

4%

9%

11%

12%

12%

12%

15%

2%

3%

2%

4%

3%

3%

5%

3%

9%

4%

4%

7%

6%

15%

6%

14%

7%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Don't know

Other

Sport and recreation

Responsiveness/Efficiency of local government

Street lighting

Safety/Crime

Kindergartens/Elderly care/Social care

Education and schools

Pollution/The environment

Local government corruption

Public transport

Public hygiene/Garbage collection

Healthcare

Infrastructure/Roads/Streets

Urban planning and development

Unemployment/Local economy

Water supply and sewage service

First mention

Second mention

8%

6%

8%

5%

6%

3%

5%

In your opinion, what are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?

7

22%

26%

18%

27%

17%

16%

8%

13%

5%

5%

8

How well-informed are you about the work of each of the following:

14%

21%

42%

46%

33%

27%

9%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Your municipalcouncil

Your mayor

I am well-informed I am somewhatinformed

I am not informedat all

I am not interestedin this type of information

9

59%

61%

23%

25%

18%

14%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

March 2017

August 2017

National government Local government Don't know/Refused to answer

Which has more of an impact on your quality of life?

Which level of government is more responsive to citizen concerns?

10

30%

24%26%

13%

7%

35%33%

18%

11%

4%

Nationalgovernment

Localgovernment

Both Neither Don't know/Refused to

answer

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

March 2017 August 2017

How satisfied or unsatisfied are you with the past performance of each of the following:

11

7%

7%

0

12%

13%

32%

28%

0

32%

25%

21%

21%

0

19%

19%

26%

32%

0

32%

39%

14%

12%

0

5%

4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Mar-17

Aug-17

Mar-17

Aug-17

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied

Somewhat unsatisfied Very unsatisfied

Don't know/Refused to answer

Your mayor

Your

municipal

council

12

Would you agree or disagree that the local government in your municipality needs to change?

69%

24%

7%Yes, the local government needs tochange

No, there is no need for the localgovernment to change

Refused to answer

13

Does the mayor in your municipality do her/his job well enough to be re-elected in the upcoming local elections or

do you think that a new mayor should be elected?

23%

15%

29%

25%

8%

Yes, she/he does her/his job wellenough and deserves to be re-elected

No, she/he doesn’t do her/his job well enough, another candidate from the same party should be elected

No, she/he doesn’t do her/his job well enough, another candidate from a different party should be elected

No, she/he doesn’t do her/his job well enough, an independent candidate should be elected

Don’t know/Refused to answer

14

43%

52%

48%

42%

9%

6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

March 2017

August 2017

Yes No Don't know/Refused to answer

Would you vote for a candidate from another ethnic community for mayor (e.g. Albanian, Macedonian, Serb, Roma, Turk, Vlach) if you

thought she/he would better represent you?

Views of Government and National Priorities


In your opinion, what are the two most serious problems facing Macedonia today?

(Open-ended)

9%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

6%

7%

10%

16%

34%

3%

15%

3%

2%

4%

3%

1%

4%

1%

1%

2%

11%

7%

9%

16%

17%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Don't know

Other

Law and order, rule of law

Agriculture, low prices of agricultural products

High prices

Crime

Endangering the national unity by adopting the language law

Corruption

Poor performance of the current government

Name issue*

Emigration/ of the youth

Low or non-payment of salary or pension

General political situation

Economic crisis

Poverty, low standard of living, problems of common people

Unemployment

First mention

Second mention

19%

14%

3%

3%

6%

5%

4%

24%

3%

16*There is an ongoing diplomatic dispute between Macedonia and Greece over the official name

of Macedonia.

51%

32%

17%

5%

3%

6%

3%

3%

7%

1%

1%

2%

3%

3%

3%

5%

7%

7%

12%

17%

29%

5%

8%

4%

3%

3%

2%

1%

6%

4%

8%

10%

12%

15%

18%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Don’t know

Other

Stopping emigration

Education

Health Care

Albanian rights/Language law

Preserving the country's national identity/Agreement with Bulgaria/Language law

Integration in EU and NATO

Ending the political crisis

Curbing corruption/Rule of law/Urgent reform priorities

Decreasing poverty

Higher wages and pensions/Lower prices and taxes

Growing the economy

Creating new jobs

First priority

Second priority

17%

9%

4%

5%

5%

5%

15%

8%

In your opinion, what should the top two priorities of the new government be in the next two months?

(Open-ended)

17

47%

32%

24%

15%

9%

4%

18

Which of the following are the two most important priorities for improving the status of ethnic Albanians in Macedonia?*

(Respondent sample: Ethnic Albanians; Aug 2017: n=276; March 2017: n=280; margin of error 5.9%)

*Aggregated two responses.

2%

14%

19%

12%

28%

28%

34%

33%

2%

13%

15%

16%

24%

33%

36%

38%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Don't know

Non-partisan judiciary which treats all ethnicitiesequally and fights corruption

Proportional representation for ethnic Albanianemployees in state and public institutions

Efficient institutions with equal treatment of ethnicAlbanians without ethnic and partisan influence

Wider official use of the Albanian language

Creating jobs/Increasing employment of ethnic Albanians

Increasing the standard of living/Decreasing poverty ofethnic Albanians

Integration with EU and NATO

August 2017

March 2017

Which three ministers in the Government of Macedonia make the best impression on you and are doing the best job they can?

(Multiple responses)

14%

32%

4%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

9%

15%

8%

7%

2%

3%

2%

6%

2%

4%

2%

5%

3%

7%

4%

6%

10%

2%

3%

1%

4%

1%

2%

3%

4%

4%

6%

1%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


None

Other

Mila Carovska (Minister of Labor and Social Policy)

Renata Treneska Deskoska (Minister of Education)

Dragan Tevdovski (Minsiter of Finance)

Radmila Sekerinska (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense)

Hazbi Lika (Deputy Prime Minister for Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement

Bujar Osmani (Deputy Prime Ministerfor European Affairs)

Koco Angushev (Deputy Prime Minister of Economy)

Oliver Spasovski (Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Internal Affairs)

Nikola Dimitrov (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Arban Taravari (Minister of Health)

Zoran Zaev (Prime Minister)

First mention

Second mention

Third mention

19

20%

22%

12%

13%

8%

9%

12%

6%

5%

8%

6%

21%

32%

28%

Which three ministers in the Government of Macedonia leave the worst impression on you and are not doing their job as they should?

(Multiple responses)

27%

32%

10%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

5%

10%

5%

14%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

3%

7%

2%

5%

15%

1%

1%

2%

0%

1%

2%

2%

2%

4%

3%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%


None

Other

Nikola Dimitrov (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Edmond Ademi (Minister of Diaspora)

Ramiz Merko (Minister of Foreign Investments)

Hazbi Lika (Deputy Prime Minister for Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement)

Koco Angushev (Deputy Prime Minister of Economy)

Arban Taravari (Minister of Health)

Sadula Duraku (Minister of Environment)

Bujar Osmani (Deputy Prime Ministerfor European Affairs)

Oliver Spasovski (Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Internal Affairs)

Radmila Sekerinska (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense)

Zoran Zaev (Prime Minister)

First mention

Second mention

Third mention

20

12%

15%

10%

6%

5%

6%

3%

3%

4%

3%

4%

39%

32%

37%

Using the scale used in Macedonian schools, where one is unsatisfactory and five is excellent, what grade would you

give for the... ?

2.67

2.59

2.76

2.68

2.51

2.76

1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

Policies of thegovernment so far

Ability of thegovernment to

communicate itspolicies to you as an

individual

Ability of thegovernment to

communicate itspolicies to thegeneral public August 2017

December 2014

21*Answers from December 2014 refer to the Government led by Nikola Gruevski, VMRO-DPMNE.

Based on its actions and behavior, do you consider the Government of Zoran Zaev to be transparent or non-

transparent?

43%

47%

10%

46%

35%

19%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Transparent Non-transparent Don't know/Refused to answer

December 2014 August 2017

22*Answers from December 2014 refer to the Government led by Nikola Gruevski, VMRO-DPMNE.

Overall, is Macedonia moving in the right or wrong direction?

23

38%34%

32%

25%24%

26%

29%31%

23%

19%22%

27%

31%

39%

36%

29%

23%24%

28%

20%

26%

14%

27%

28%31%

33%

36% 38%

40%

29% 32%

45% 43%

48%

44%41%

33%

39% 39%

48% 48%46%

58%

48%

56%

40%

32% 33% 33%

38%

36%

32%

40%

35%31%

36%

30%

27%

26% 27%24%

31%

28%26%

24%

21%

24%

28%

31%

2% 3% 2% 1%3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%

2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1%2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Right direction Wrong direction Neutral Don't know/Refused to answer

In the next two years, will the economy in Macedonia get better, get worse, or stay the same?

24

33%

29%

31% 30%31%

34%

29%

23%

28%25%25% 26%

21%23%

19% 20%

26%

21%

24%

21%

33%

29%

30%

29%30%

37%

30%32%

36%

34% 34%

40%40%

44% 43% 43%

33%

32%

36%

33%35%

31%

37%35% 35%

28%30%

35%37%

33%35% 29% 29% 29% 29%

33%

32%

35%

27% 31%

23%

7%

4% 5% 5%4% 5%

4% 4% 4%6%

5%6% 7%

5%

9% 9%10% 11%

13%15%

9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Better Same Worse Don't know/Refused to answer

43%

18%

28%

25%

9%

12%

9%

18%

26%

32%

7%

11%

6%

13%

31%

29%

4%

17%

6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Increaseda lot

Increasedsome

Decreasedsome

Decreaseda lot

The same Don't know/Refused to

answer

November 2016 March 2017 August 2017

25

In your opinion, has unemployment increased or decreased over the last year?

Is there any member of your household who has emigrated to live and/or work abroad?

26

9%

10%

14%

66%

1%Yes, in the last year

Yes, in the last three years

Yes, over three years ago

No

Refused to answer

How is your family’s economic situation compared to one year ago?

27

2% 2% 3%1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4%

2% 2% 2% 5% 2% 3%1% 2%

14%

10%12%

15%

11% 11%10%

12%

11%

12%

13% 12%13%

11% 12%

15%

13%12%

10%

14%

42%44%

43% 44%

45%43% 43% 44%

43%

51%53%

54%54%

51%52%

45%

50%51%

54%

61%

25%<1% <1% 26% 26% 26% <1% 26% 26%

20% <1%20%

22% 22%

18%

23%

21% 20%23%

16%17%18%

17%

15%

16%

19% 19%

16%18%

14%

10% 10% 10%

13% 15%

12%

14% 13%11%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Much better Somewhat better Same Somewhat worse Much worse

Speaking personally, is your overall quality of life…?

28

15%

13%

16%16%

14%17%

13%15%

13%17%

15%13% 12%

11%14%

18%

13% 13%

9%

15%

50%

49% 48%50%

48%45%

47% 47% 48%51%

53%

47%

53% 52%50%

45%44%

50%52%

60%

35%37%

36%33%

37% 38%40%

37%39%

31% 32%

38%34%

37% 36% 37%42%

37% 38%

24%

0% 1% <1% 1% 0% 0% <1% 1% <1% 1% 1% <1% 0% 0% 1% <1% 1% <1% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Getting better Staying the same Getting worse Don't know/Refused to answer

Political Stability and Rule of Law


How would you describe the current internal political situation in Macedonia?

30

23%

44%

53%54%

51%

56%

44%

28%

48%

42%

40% 39%

44%

39%42%

15%

29%

19%

5%

21%

5%

44%

61%

43%36% 36%

38%35%

43%

55%

41% 43%

45% 45%

41%

46%43%

61%

51%

59%

55%

57%

62%

44%

13%

10%8%

7% 7% 6%10%

15%

9%13% 13% 12%

9%12%

12%

23%

16% 19%

38%

17%

32%

10%

3% 3% 4% 3% 4%

3%

3% 2% 2% 3% 3%4%

6%

4% 4% 2%4%

3% 2%5%

2% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Peaceful and stable Intense and uncertainCritical and unstable Don't know/Refused to answer

Is the Republic of Macedonia more or less stable today than it was one year ago?

31

26%

33%30%

24%21% 22%

27%25%

14%

19%

18%21%

23%22%

18%

16%5%

18%15%

5%13%

4%

28%

25%

17%23%24%

17% 19% 18%20%

43% 26%29%

28%33%

27%31%

31%

58%

42% 47%

67%

40%

70%

25%

46% 47% 46%51%

60%58%

54% 54%

42%

54%53%

50%

43%45%

47%51%

35%

38%35%

25%

44%

25%

45%

2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%5% 4% 2%

2%3% 3% 3%

2% 2%2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

More Less Same Don't know/Refused to answer

The rule of law in a democracy can be understood as “a state where all people and institutions are accountable to the law and the Constitution,

and the Constitution and the law are equally applied to all.”

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

“The rule of law exists in Macedonia.”

32

17%

12%

18%

30%

26%

23%

20%

21%

19%

28%

36%

36%

6%

6%

4%

November 2016

March 2017

August 2017

Completely agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Completely disagree Don't know

33

31%

27%

12%

20%

10%

36%

25%

11%

20%

8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Veryimportant

Somewhat important

Somewhatunimportant

Not importantat all

Don't know

March 2017 August 2017

In your opinion, how important is the work of the Special Public Prosecutor in ensuring the rule of law in

Macedonia?

Do you think your phone conversations are…?

34

52%

50%

46%

31%

35%

39%

18%

15%

15%

June 2015

October2015

August 2017

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Not private and safe? That is, there is a possibility that your conversations are being listened to and/orrecorded by a third party.

Private and safe? That is, you and the other person in the conversation are the only ones aware of theconversation.


Elections and Electoral Conditions


Do you think conditions are in place in the country to hold free and fair elections?

29%

24%

37%

33%

33%

37%

17%

19%

13%

12%

14%

9%

9%

10%

4%

November 2016

March 2017

August 2017

Definitely yes Probably yes Probably no Definitely no Don't know

36

37

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?

3%

6%

2%

5%

21%

63%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

38

If local elections were held today, for which party’s candidate would you vote to be mayor of your municipality?*

20%

8%

1%

2%

6%

7%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

4%

5%

7%

18%

19%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Don't know/Undecided

Refused to answer

None/Will destroy my ballot

I will vote for a person, not a party

I would not vote

Independent candidate

Other

LDP

TDP

GROM

DPA

BESA

AA

DUI

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM

*See glossary of political parties on Slide 3.

39

If local elections were held today, which party would you vote for municipal council?*

25%

9%

2%

6%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

4%

5%

8%

17%

19%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%


No answer/Refused to answer


I would not vote

Other


TDP

GROM

DPA

BESA

АА

DUI

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


If parliamentary elections were held today, how likely is it that you would vote?

40

62%

22%

4% 4% 4% 5%

59%

18%

7%3%

6% 7%

61%

22%

4% 2%

8%

2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Very likely Somewhat likely Somewhatunlikely

Very unlikely Would not vote Don't know/Refused to

answer


If parliamentary elections were held today, how likely is it that you would vote?

(Disaggregated by age)

41

51%

60%

73%

29%

22%

14%

4%

4%

4%

2%

4%

1%

11%

7%

5%

3%

2%

2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

18-34 Years old

35-54 Years old

55+ Years old

Very likely Somewhat likely Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely Would not vote Don't know/Refused to answer

Which party would you vote for if parliamentary elections were held today?*

42

11%

22%

6%

5%

2%

1%

1%

1%

4%

5%

7%

17%

20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Refused to answer


Would not vote


Other

LDP

TDP

DPA

BESA

AA

DUI

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


Political Parties


Which political party do you belong to or would consider joining?*

44

12% 11%

7%

5% 4%

1% 2%

10%

41%

7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM DUI AА BESA DPA Other Undecided Would notjoin

Refused toanswer


Which party, in your opinion, is most active in your village/town/city?

45

16%

12%

4%

3%

1%

2%

4%

8%

11%

40%

16%

10%

3%

2%

1%

2%

6%

9%

11%

40%

13%

14%

3%

1%

1%

4%

4%

8%

17%

35%


None

Other

DPA

GROM

AА

BESA

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

August 2017

March 2017

November 2016


*

*The March 2017 result refers only to MR-DPA one of the members of the Alliance of Albanians.

In your opinion, which party works hardest for your support?

46

24%

13%

4%

3%

5%

2%

7%

14%

29%

25%

13%

3%

2%

6%

2%

7%

13%

29%

29%

10%

2%

1%

1%

4%

5%

8%

20%

22%

None


Other

DPA

GROM

BESA

AА

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

August 2017

March 2017

November 2016

*The March 2017 result refers only to MR-DPA one of the members of the Alliance of Albanians.


*

47

26%

17%

8%14% 8% 7% 11%

22% 21%23%

25%

15%

8% 2%3% 6%

8%

10%

21%

28%

-15%-12% -13%

-20% -18%-14%

-11%-15%

-11% -10%

-25%

-50%

-65%

-44%

-62%

-58% -61%

-45%-43%

-30%

11%

-30%

-62%

-48%

-69%

-59%-53%

-28%

-12%

11%

Zoran Zaev, Prime

Minister

NikolaGruevski,leader of

VMRO-DPMNE

AliAhmeti,

leader of DUI

LiljanaPopovska,

leader ofDOM

MenduhThaci,

leader of DPA

BilallKasami,

leader ofBESA

Ziadin Sela,

leader ofAlliance ofAlbanians

Talat Xaferi, President of

theParliament

GjorgeIvanov,

President

KaticaJaneva, Special

Prosecutor

■ Very unfavorable

■ Somewhat unfavorable

■ Very favorable

■ Somewhat favorable

I will read you a list of political leaders in Macedonia. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat

unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of that party.

48

19%25%

9% 8%15%

8%12%

14%

22%

6% 2%

2%5%

8%

-11%-16% -15%

-18% -17%-14% -13%

-49%

-29%

-61%-62%

-44%

-61%-56%

-27%

2%

-61%

-70%

-43%

-62%

-49%

VMRO-DPMNE SDSM DUI DPA DOM BESA AА



■ Very favorable


I will read you a list of political parties in Macedonia. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat

unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of that party.

49

33%37% 23%

17%8%

11%

-18%-24%

-21%

-23%-22%

-36%

9%

-1%

-23%

The Government The Parliament The opposition



■ Very favorable


I will read you a list of institutions in Macedonia. Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or

very unfavorable opinion of that institution.

50

When you think about people in political life, who is the one person in Macedonia who you view most favorably?

37%

1%

3%

0%

4%

2%

3%

6%

19%

9%

32%

1%

1%

1%

5%

3%

9%

5%

16%

10%

31%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

11%

16%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

None

Branko Crvenkovski

Menduh Thaci

Nikola Popovski

Arben Taravari

Bilall Kasami

Ziadin Sela

Gjorge Ivanov

Ali Ahmeti

Nikola Gruevski

Zoran Zaev

August 2017

March 2017

November 2016

(Open-ended)

Support for Euro-Atlantic Integration


Do you support Macedonia becoming a member of the EU?

52

96%94% 93% 92% 95% 93% 96% 94% 92% 90%87%

84%

76%72% 72%

76%80%

72% 72% 71%76%

72%77%

3% 4% 5% 7%4% 6% 4% 6% 7% 9% 9%

12%

19% 20%23%

20%

14%

22% 22% 23%19%

21% 20%

1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%4% 4% 6%

8%5% 4%

6% 6% 6% 7% 5% 6% 3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%


Do you think Macedonia is closer to EU entry today, or was it closer when it first received its EU

candidate member status?

53

32%

39%

32%28%

21%25% 24%

18%24%

13%

41%45%

34%

43% 44%

51% 50% 50%

56%

47%

59%

35%

23%27%

25%28%

28%26% 26% 26%

29%

28%24%

Feb-14 May-14 Sep-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 Oct-15 Jan-16 Apr-16 Nov-16 Mar-17 Aug-17

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Closer today

When first received its EU candidate status


What is most important for Macedonia's accession into the EU?

54

5%

13%

16%

24%

42%


All of the above

Implementation of domesticreforms requested by the EU

Political will by the EU toaccept Macedonia in the EU

Resolution of the name issue

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Do you support Macedonia becoming a member of NATO?

55

92%90% 90% 89%

94% 92% 94%91% 89% 89% 91%

87% 85%

78% 77%83% 83%

74%76%

73%77%

71%75%

5%8% 8% 9%

6% 7% 5%8% 10% 10%

6%9% 11%

16% 15% 13% 12%

19% 18% 20% 18%21% 21%

3%2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%2% 2% 3% 4% 4% 6% 7%4% 5% 7% 7%

8% 5%8%

4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%


56

27%

20%

25%

30%

26%

27%

35%

31%

40%

40%

32%

46%

41%

33%

47%

49%

42%

55%

25%

30%

27%

23%

26%

23%

30%

34%

33%

31%

35%

31%

27%

31%

25%

27%

31%

25%

13%

15%

15%

13%

14%

14%

12%

14%

11%

11%

13%

9%

11%

12%

10%

7%

9%

6%

23%

19%

24%

24%

23%

29%

12%

9%

9%

7%

9%

8%

13%

14%

13%

9%

10%

10%

12%

16%

9%

10%

11%

7%

11%

12%

7%

10%

12%

6%

9%

10%

5%

8%

8%

4%

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

Nov-16Mar-17Aug-17

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Don't know

European

Union

America

Turkey

Germany

China

Russia

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements: “Macedonia’s interests are best served by maintaining strong relations

with…”

57

11%

5%

19%

3%

5%

6%

16%

19%

15%

10%

4%

17%

3%

6%

11%

15%

17%

17%

6%

5%

18%

1%

6%

6%

18%

18%

22%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Don't know

All of them

None of them

China

Germany

Russia

Turkey

European Union

United States of America

August 2017

March 2017

November 2016

Which one of these countries helps Macedonia’s national interests the most?

Sources of Political News


What is your primary source of political news?(Multiple answers)

59

86%

5%

12%

32%

9%

32%

89%

3%8%

27%

7%

35%

85%

4% 6%

27%

4%

39%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Television Radio Print media Family/Friends

Political parties Internet/Websites


Which television station do you watch most often for political news?

(Open ended; Multiple answers)

60

9%

3%

1%

1%

1%

9%

16%

13%

12%

11%

20%

1%

2%

2%

5%

3%

5%

9%

11%

17%

13%

0

3%

3%

3%

4%

2%

4%

6%

9%

5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Do not watch TV

MTV (Albanian language)

Alfa

TV Shenja

TV21

MTV (Macedonian language)

Alsat M

24 Vesti

Telma

Kanal 5

Sitel

First mention Second mention Third mention

61

24%

19%

21%

35%

I followed all of it

I followed most of it

I followed some of it

I didn't follow any of it

How much did you follow political news yesterday?

Where did you follow political news yesterday?(Open ended; Multiple answers)

62

89%

6%

26%

6%

35%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Television Print media Family/Friends

Multiple sources(TV, internet,

newspapers, friends)

Internet/Websites

Attitudes towardsDemocracy, Women, and Youth


64

15%10% 10% 6%

11%16% 17%

25%

85%90% 90% 94%

89%84% 83%

75%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Sep-11 Sep-12 Sep-13 Sep-14 Oct-16 Nov-16 Mar-17 Aug-17

Yes No

*Responses before 2014 are taken from previous surveys not conducted by IRI.

Have you engaged in activities to address a social or community

problem in the last 12 months (e.g. participated in a protest, filed

a complaint, initiated or supported an online petition)?

If you could have only one or the other, which is more important to you: a democratic system of government or a

prosperous economy?

65

28%

33%

32%

33%

29%

40%

13%

14%

15%

18%

18%

17%

20%

21%

18%

20%

17%

18%

32%

27%

27%

24%

30%

22%

7%

6%

7%

3%

6%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

October 2015

January 2016

April 2016

November 2016

March 2017

August 2017

Democracy is definitely more important to me Democracy is somewhat more important to me

Prosperity is somewhat more important to me Prosperity is definitely more important to me


Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?“Politicians do not listen to the needs and ideas of

young people.”

66

66%

28%

6%

65%

26%

8%

71%

23%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Agree Disagree Don't know/Refused to answer


Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Politicians do not listen to the needs and ideas of

women.”

67

51%

40%

9%

47%

41%

12%

61%

31%

8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Agree Disagree Don't know/Refused to answer


If there are two candidates running for office and they have the same qualifications aside from the fact that one

is a man and one is a woman, which candidate are you more likely to support?

68

11%14%

73%

12%15%

72%

10%

18%

71%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Man Woman Makes no difference to me


City of Skopje

(Respondents from Skopje: n=284)


3%

5%

1%

2%

3%

3%

4%

4%

6%

7%

8%

8%

9%

10%

12%

15%

10%

4%

2%

4%

5%

3%

7%

4%

2%

6%

5%

8%

12%

13%

12%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Don't know

Other


Street lighting


Safety/Crime

Public transport


Skopje 2014



Healthcare



Unequal development of the city


First mention

Second mention

13%

14%

9%

10%

11%

7%

8%

7%

4%

5%

15%

3%

What are the two most serious problems facing Skopje today?

(Respondents from Skopje: n=284; margin of error 5.8%)

70

27%

25%

22%

17%

How well-informed are you about the work of Skopje Mayor Koce Trajanovski?


71

22%

47%

23%

7%

1%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

I am well-informed I am somewhat informed

I am not informed at all I am not interested in this type of information

Don't know

How well-informed are you about the work of the city council of Skopje?


72

15%

36%38%

9%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

I am well-informed I am somehat informed

I am not informed at all I am not interested in this type of information

Don't know

73

60%

28%

12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

National government Local government Don't know/Refused to answer

Which has more of an impact on your quality of life?(Respondents from Skopje: n=284; margin of error 5.8%)

74

42%

31%

16%

8%

3%

National government

Local government

Both

Neither

Don't know



75

Would you agree or disagree that there is a need for the local government in Skopje to change?


68%

26%



Refused to answer

76

Does the Mayor of Skopje, Koce Trajanovski, do his job well enough to be re-elected in the upcoming local elections, or do you think that a new mayor of Skopje should be elected?


34%

8%28%

16%

14%

Yes, he does his job well enough anddeserves to be re-elected

No, he doesn’t do his job well enough, another candidate from the same party should be elected

No, he doesn’t do his job well enough, another candidate from a different party should be elected

No, he doesn’t do his job well enough, an independent candidate should be elected


77

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?


2%

5%

1%

5%

21%

66%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Don't know

Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

78

If local elections were held today, for which party’s candidate would you vote to be mayor of Skopje?*


19%

6%

5%

5%

2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

6%

9%

16%

23%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%


Refused to answer


I would not vote


GROM

DOM

LDP

DPA

AA

BESA

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE


79

If local elections were held today, which party would you vote for the council of Skopje?*


23%

7%

5%

3%

1%

1%

1%

1%

3%

6%

9%

17%

22%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%


Refused to answer

I would not vote


Positive Alliance of Macedonia

DOM

DPA

GROM

AA

BESA

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE


Gjorce Petrov

(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213)


81


(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

14%

52%

34%

Right direction

Wrong direction

Neutral (neither right norwrong direction)

3%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

4%

5%

5%

7%

9%

10%

19%

23%

3%

3%

2%

1%

1%

6%

5%

7%

3%

7%

8%

3%

5%

6%

8%

4%

20%

6%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Don't know

Other

Public transport

Culture

Sports and recreation

Healthcare




Safety/Crime


Street lighting







First mention

Second mention

10%

8%

12%

10%

6%

9%

7%

8%

2%

3%

6%

3%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

82

29%

39%

14%

17%

13%

2%

83



13%

18%

46%

53%

36%

24%

5%

4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




84

54%

27%

14%

5% National government

Local government

Both

Neither



85



4%

6%

25%

21%

31%

22%

33%

50%

7%

1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Somewhat unsatisfied Very unsatisfied Don't know

86



84%

12%

4% Yes, the local government needs tochange


Refused to answer

87

11%

22%

36%

27%

4%

Yes, she/he did her/his job wellenough and deserves to be re-elected

No, she/he did not do her/his jobwell enough, another candidatefrom the same party should beelected

No, she/he did not do her/his jobwell enough, another candidatefrom a different party should beelected

No, she/he did not do her/his jobwell enough, an independentcandidate should be elected


Does the mayor in your municipality do her/his job well enough to be re-elected in the upcoming local elections, or do you think

that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

88


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

46%

50%

4%

Yes

No


89

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Gjorce Petrov: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

1%

3%

5%

17%

74%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Don't know

Would not vote

Somewhatunlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

90



18%

4%

10%

1%

3%

3%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

26%

30%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Refused to answer



I would not vote

Other

LDP

BESA

DPA

DUI

GROM

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


91

If local elections were held today, for which party would you vote for municipal council?*


28%

5%

1%

3%

5%

1%

1%

1%

1%

25%

30%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Refused to answer


I would not vote

Other

DPA

BESA

DUI

GROM

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


Shtip

(Respondents from Shtip: n=214)


93


(Respondents from Shtip: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

39%

24%

31%

6%

Right direction

Wrong direction

Neutral (neither rightnor wrong direction)


9%

3%

1%

2%

3%

3%

5%

5%

6%

6%

6%

7%

11%

12%

21%

11%

5%

2%

3%

7%

4%

8%

6%

9%

5%

14%

10%

9%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Don't know

Other


Street lighting





Public transport


Safety/Crime




Healthcare

First mention

Second mention15%

14%

5%

10%

5%

3%

8%

20%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?(Respondents from Shtip: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

94

30%

22%

25%

12%

12%

9%

3%

95



7%

15%

33%

40%

43%

29%

16%

16%

1%

1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor


I am not informed at all


Don’t know

96

21%

36%22%

12%

9%

National government

Local government

Both

Neither

Don't know



97



11%

32%

38%

30%

12%

7%

25%

23%

14%

8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




98



45%

41%

14%

Yes, the local government needs tochange


Refused to answer

99


that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Shtip: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

44%

5%

27%

9%

15%

Yes, she/he does her/his jobwell enough and deserves to bere-elected





100


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Shtip: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

57%

35%

8% Yes

No


101

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Shtip: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

5%

5%

2%

1%

6%

82%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

102



21%

19%

7%

2%

4%

4%

19%

23%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%


Refused to answer



I would not vote


SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE


103



29%

18%

7%

4%

3%

17%

21%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Refused to answer

Third option/New party

I would not vote


VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


Tetovo

(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213)


105


(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

11%

51%

30%

8%Right direction

Wrong direction



4%

5%

1%

2%

3%

4%

6%

9%

10%

10%

15%

31%

1%

7%

1%

3%

5%

4%

8%

10%

13%

10%

18%

15%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Don't know

Other



Healthcare

Public transport







First mention

Second mention

20%

12%

5%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

106

46%

33%

23%

19%

14%

8%

8%

5%

2%

107



17%

20%

31%

34%

36%

31%

13%

11%

3%

4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor


I am not informed at all


Don’t know

108

14%

38%34%

8%

6% National government

Local government

Both

Neither




109



3%

7%

22%

17%

30%

23%

39%

48%

6%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




110



84%

7%

9%



Refused to answer

111

Does the mayor in your municipality do her/his job well enough to be re-elected in the upcoming local elections, or

do you think that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

7%

14%

33%

38%

8%

Yes, she/he does her/his jobwell enough and deserves to bere-elected





112


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

55%

30%

15%

Yes

No


113

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

11%

6%

1%

4%

36%

42%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

114

If local elections were held today, for which party’s candidate would you vote to be mayor of your municipality?*(Respondents from Tetovo: n=213; margin of error 6.7%)

20%

5%

5%

4%

3%

1%

5%

6%

8%

9%

15%

19%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%


Refused to answer


I would not vote


Socialist Party

VMRO-DPMNE

DPA

BESA

AA

SDSM

DUI


115



24%

5%

4%

3%

5%

7%

8%

9%

15%

20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%


Refused to answer

I would not vote


VMRO-DPMNE

DPA

BESA

AA

SDSM

DUI


Gostivar

(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214)


117


(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

17%

50%

31%

1%Right direction

Wrong direction



4%

5%

2%

2%

3%

3%

4%

6%

7%

10%

12%

16%

25%

9%

2%

6%

10%

3%

6%

3%

3%

10%

10%

13%

20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Do not know

Other




Public transport



Safety/Crime



Healthcare


First mention

Second mention

4%

13%

8%

4%

14%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

118

29%

45%

22%

20%

10%

9%

10%

6%

119



14%

15%

56%

56%

24%

24%

4%

3%

2%

2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




Don't know

120

30%

33%

30%

3%4%

National government

Local government

Both

Neither




121



6%

5%

21%

19%

43%

35%

28%

38%

3%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




122



72%

20%



Refused to answer

123

14%

9%

25%

43%

9%







that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

124


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

59%

36%

5%

Yes

No


125

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Gostivar: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

3%

4%

6%

10%

48%

29%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

126



21%

11%

5%

3%

4%

1%

2%

3%

9%

10%

11%

21%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%


Refused to answer



I would not vote

TDP

DPA

BESA

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE

DUI

AA


127



25%

11%

3%

4%

2%

1%

1%

4%

9%

9%

11%

21%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%


Refused to answer


I would not vote

Other

DPA

TDP

BESA

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM

DUI

AA


Kumanovo

(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214)


129


(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

21%

49%

27%

4%

Right direction

Wrong direction



3%

2%

2%

4%

4%

4%

4%

8%

9%

11%

13%

16%

19%

8%

6%

5%

2%

4%

7%

7%

13%

8%

7%

4%

21%

8%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Other



Public transport

Safety/Crime

Street lighting



Healthcare





First mention

Second mention

8%

8%

17%

18%

17%

21%

6%

7%

8%

11%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

130

27%

37%

11%

11%

8%

131



15%

20%

31%

35%

41%

36%

9%

6%

4%

3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




Don't know

132

23%

26%21%

28%

2%

National government

Local government

Both

Neither




133



5%

7%

22%

22%

14%

17%

43%

50%

15%

4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




134



73%

21%



Refused to answer

135

12%

30%

22%

28%

8%







that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

136


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

56%

36%

8%Yes

No


137

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Kumanovo: n=214; margin of error 6.7%)

6%

10%

4%

4%

21%

55%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

138



14%

5%

9%

5%

7%

2%

1%

3%

3%

4%

15%

32%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Refused to answer



I would not vote

Other

Socialist Party

BESA

AA

DUI

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


139

If local elections were held today, which party would you vote for municipal council?*


20%

7%

5%

7%

2%

1%

4%

4%

4%

15%

31%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%


Refused to answer


I would not vote

Other

DPA

DUI

BESA

AA

VMRO-DPMNE

SDSM


Ohrid

(Respondents from Ohrid: n=215)


141


(Respondents from Ohrid: n=215; margin of error 6.7%)

28%

27%

37%

8%

Right direction

Wrong direction



3%

10%

3%

4%

4%

6%

7%

9%

13%

20%

21%

5%

19%

4%

2%

6%

7%

7%

14%

13%

15%

6%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Don't know

Other

Safety/Crime






Healthcare



First mention

Second mention

23%

14%

10%

7%

29%

What are the most serious problems facing your municipality today?


142

27%

35%

26%

13%

6%

8%

143



8%

12%

34%

45%

53%

40%

4%

2%

1%

1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor




Don't know

144

37%

38%

12%

6%

7%National government

Local government

Both

Neither




145



9%

12%

33%

35%

14%

18%

28%

27%

15%

8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Your mayor

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfiedSomewhat unsatisfied Very unsatisfiedDon't know/Refused to answer

146



60%

30%

10%



Refused to answer

147

23%

12%

23%

24%

18%






Does the mayor in your municipality, do her/his job well enough to be re-elected in the upcoming local elections, or do you think

that a new mayor should be elected?(Respondents from Ohrid: n=215; margin of error 6.7%)

148


thought she/he would better represent you?(Respondents from Ohrid: n=215; margin of error 6.7%)

53%42%

5% Yes

No


149

How likely are you to vote in the upcoming local elections?(Respondents from Ohrid: n=215; margin of error 6.7%)

3%

7%

5%

2%

15%

68%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%


Would not vote

Very unlikely

Somewhat unlikely

Somewhat likely

Very likely

150

If local elections were held today, which party’s candidate would you vote for to be mayor of your municipality?*


34%

14%

4%

4%

1%

1%

1%

2%

17%

20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%


Refused to answer


I would not vote



AA

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE


151



37%

14%

3%

4%

2%

2%

18%

20%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Undecided/Don't know

Refused to answer


I would not vote

Other

DUI

SDSM

VMRO-DPMNE


Demographics


Demographics

11%

25%

64%

32%

36%

32%

50%

50%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Other

Albanian

Macedonian

55+

35-54

18-34

Male

Female

ETH

NIC

ITY

AG

EG

EN

DER

153

Demographics

21%

53%

21%

5%

20%

28%

24%

21%

8%

22%

4%

11%

5%

10%

20%

20%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Higher Education/University

Secondary

Elementary

None/Incomplete elementary


27,001+ Denars

18,001-27,000 Denars

9,001-18,000 Denars

0-9,000 Denars

Blue collar worker

Agricultural worker

White collar worker

Professional

Housewife

Retired

Unemployed

Student

ED

UCATIO

NH

OU

SEH

OLD

IN

CO

ME

(MO

NTH

LY)

OCCU

PATIO

N

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