VTsIOM said Russians generally approve of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. The prime ministers approval rating is 74 percent, and the presidents is 71 percent. Medvedev also leads among politicians voters would choose if elections were held next Sunday. The poll also showed that most Russians, a year after the presidential election, would not change their decision, and the main reasons for reconsidering their choice are unfulfilled promises and greater trust in Putin.

According to the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), Russians approve of the activities of the President and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. On the eve of this, the head of VTsIOM, Valery Fedorov, said at a press conference that in terms of the growth of trust among citizens, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin are leading among Russian politicians. The press conference announced the results of a survey conducted over the course of a year on a nationwide representative sample of 1,600 people in 140 localities across 42 regions of the Russian Federation.
Today, Dmitry Medvedev is supported by 71% of the Russians surveyed. Vladimir Putin’s approval rating as head of government is currently at 74%.
At the same time, Medvedev leads among Russian politicians for whom respondents would be ready to vote if the elections were held next Sunday.
It is worth noting that a year after the presidential elections, the majority of Russians (81%) say they would not change their decision about which presidential candidate to vote for. Only 11% of Russians regret the choice they made.
The main reason why Russians would change their choice now is the lack of effective action and the failure of the candidate to fulfill promises (30%). This is more often stated by those who voted for Zyuganov (44%).
The second reason - a higher level of trust in Putin (28%) - is the main argument for all Russians who voted for Bogdanov (100%); one in three (33%) of those who voted for Medvedev thinks the same.
One in ten would change their choice because there are other more worthy candidates - this is more often mentioned by supporters of Zhirinovsky (22%). 9% refer to ineffective efforts to combat the crisis. 21% found it difficult to answer.