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MACEDONIA
PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH
MARCH 2017
Content
General political situation
Government formation
Ethnic Albanian platform
Special Prosecution Office
International relations
Changes in support for political parties
Sources of information
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SAMPLE DESIGNNational representative, multistage stratified sample of 807 respondents aged 18 +.
Households are distributed proportionally in 57% urban and 43% rural areas in all 8 regions of Macedonia, according to the ethnicity of the citizen's reflecting 76% ethnic Macedonians and others and 24% ethnic Albanians.
The method of next birthday was used for the selection of the respondents
Proportion of fixed/ mobile telephones in the sample: 70%/ 30%
SAMPLE SIZE807 respondentsMargin of error: +3.46%
TIME FRAME17TH till 21st of March, 2017• Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) filed a motion for
extension of the constitutive session of the Assembly• Zaev was summoned by the Public Prosecutor's Office for
questioning in relation to illegal financing of the 2016 election campaign
• European Union Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the three Members of European Parliament visited Macedonia and held meetings with the political parties
INTERVIEWER NETWORK
18 telephone interviewers
AVERAGE DURATION8 minutesResponse rate: 57%
GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION
DIRECTION IN WHICH MACEDONIA IS HEADED
NOTE
Almost two thirds of the respondentsbelieve that Macedonia is moving in thewrong direction.
One quarter of the respondents think thatMacedonia is moving neither in the right norin the wrong direction.
8% of the citizens of Macedonia think thatthe country is moving in the right direction.
%
Macedonia is moving in the
wrong direction
BASE: 807(All respondents)
8.0
65.1
25.1
1.7
Right direction
Wrong direction
Neutral - neither right nor wrong direction
Do not know
Overall, is Macedonia moving in the right or wrong direction?
PROBLEMS THAT MACEDONIA FACES
NOTE
TOP 5 most serious problems Macedonia isfacing today, according to citizens:
• Political crisis• Unemployment• Poverty• Economic crisis• Albanian platform
The general political situation is the most serious problem for
citizens
Multiple answers
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.3
5.9
6.6
13.2
18.7
20.5
31.3
44.5
0 10 20 30 40 50
The people are not united, Macedonia is not united
Formation of a new governement
Low or non-payment of salary or pension
Zoran Zaev, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
Corruption and crime
Security crisis, peace, stability
Law and order, rule of law, our institutions do not function
The Albanian platform, federalization, bilingualism
Economic crisis, financial crisis
Poverty, low standard of living
Unemployment
General political situation, political crisis
In your opinion what are the two most serious problems facing Macedonia today?
TOP PRIORITIES
NOTE
Growing the economy, ending the politicalcrises, employment, bringing the countrytogether, and the rule of law should be thegovernment’s top five priorities.
The economy and the living standard should be the top priority of the new
government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
7.9
3.6
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.8
5.5
7.7
11.9
17.9
25.8
0 10 20 30
Do not know
Other
Integration in NATO
Decreasing poverty
Integration in EU
Youth policies
Education
Albanian issues
Security, security crisis
The Albanian platform
Census
Language issues
Governement formation
Fighting corruption, crime
Peace
Rule of law
People's unity, unity of Macedonia
Creating new jobs, employment
Ending the political crises, stability, ending the tensions
Growing the economy, living standard
What should be the top priority of the new government?
PERCEPTION OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION
NOTE
More than half of the Macedonian citizensdescribe the current internal politicalsituation as tense and uncertain.
For 38% of the citizens see the politicalsituation as critical and unstable.
3% of citizens describe the political situationas peaceful and stable.
The current political situation is most
often described as tense and uncertain
BASE: 807(All respondents)
3.3
54.7
38.0
3.1 0.8
Peaceful and stable
Tense and uncertain
Critical and unstable
Refuse to answer
Do not know
How would you describe the current internal political situation?
WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE?
NOTE
Research data shows similar distribution ofcitizens in terms of their perception onwho is the most responsible for thecurrent internal political situation.
VMRO-DPMNE and President Ivanov are the
most responsible for the current
political situation
BASE: 807(All respondents)
12.4
2.8
1.6
0.6
0.8
1.3
1.9
2
2.2
3.5
3.8
10.8
12.7
13.3
14.7
15.6
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Do not know
Refuse to answer
Other
People
SDSM + VMRO DPMNE
International factor, foreign countries
VMRO DPMNE + DUI
Parties and politicians
DUI
Zoran Zaev
Nikola Gruevski
SDSM
Albanian parties/ the platform
All of them
President Gjorge Ivanov
VMRO DPMNE
Who bears the most responsibility for the current political situation?
WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE?
NOTE
Ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groupsin higher percentage believe that theAlbanian parties and SDSM are responsiblefor the current internal political situation.
Ethnic Albanians in higher percentagemention President Ivanov, VMRO-DPMNE,DUI and VMRO-DPMNE+DUI as responsiblefor the current political situation.
Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians
have different perceptions of
who is responsible for the political
situation
BASE: 807(All respondents)
16.6
2.0
7.5
7.5
8.5
27.1
1.0
5.5
24.1
14.8
7.7
17.6
2.5
4.6
0.2
11.9
14.0
15.2
11.5
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
DK/ Refuse
Other
All of them
VMRO DPMNE + DUI
Nikola Gruevski
Zoran Zaev
DUI
VMRO DPMNE
SDSM
Albanian parties/platform
President Gjorge Ivanov
Macedonian and other
Albanian
Who bears the most responsibility for the current political situation?
TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS
NOTE
The President of Macedonia and the SpecialProsecution Office are the most trustedinstitutions.
The Courts and the Public Prosecution arethe least trusted institutions.
The courts are the least trusted
institutions
(All respondents who answered the questions)
46,248,9 56,7 55,4
42,5
44,031,6
20,8 30,8 29,5 30,4 27,3 46,2 51,0
33.0 20.313.8 14.2
30.2 9.917.4
President Parliament Courts Publicprosecution
SPO PoliticalParties
Media
I trust them
I neither trust,nor distrust them
I have no trust
To what degree do you trust or not trust the following institutions?
TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS
NOTE
Compared to ethnic Albanians, ethnicMacedonians and others have more trust inthe President, the Parliament, the Courtsand the Public Prosecution.
Ethnic Albanians trust the SpecialProsecution Office more compared to ethnicMacedonians and other ethnic groups.
Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanianstrust the political parties and the mediaequally.
Ethnic Macedonians trust
the President; ethnic Albanians trust the Special
Prosecution Office the most
BASE: (All respondents who gave grades. 5 being highest )
To what degree do you trust or not trust the following institutions?
1
2
3
4
5
President ofRM
Parliament Courts Publicprosecution
SPO PoliticalParties
Media
Macedonian and other
Albanian
All
TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS
NOTE
Citizens with higher education trust the Special
Prosecution Office more than all the
rest of the institutions
Citizens with higher education have lesstrust in the President, Parliament, Courts,Public prosecution, Political Parties andMedia.
Citizens with higher education trust theSpecial Prosecution Office more, comparedto the citizens with secondary andelementary education.
BASE: (All respondents who gave grades, 5 being highest )
To what degree do you trust or not trust the following institutions?
1
2
3
4
5
President ofRM
Parliament Courts Publicprosecution
SPO Political Parties Media
Elementary
Secondary
Higher
TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS
NOTE
Older citizens trust the
President, younger citizens trust the Special
Prosecution Office
BASE: (All respondents who gave grades, 5 being highest )
Citizens aged 18 to 34 trust all stateinstitutions less, compared with the SpecialProsecution Office, which they trust themost compared to other age groups.
To what degree do you trust or not trust the following institutions?
1
2
3
4
5
President ofRM
Parliament Courts Publicprosecution
SPO Political Parties Media
18-34
35-54
55+
GOVERNMENT FORMATION
SOLVING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
NOTE
Every third citizen in the country believesthat the formation of a government by amajority of MPs is the way out of the currentpolitical crisis.
Around one-quarter of the Macedoniancitizens think that the way out of thepolitical crisis are new parliamentaryelections.
One out of 10 citizens in the country thinksthat nothing can solve the political crisis.
Formation of a government by a majority of MPs is the way out of the political crisis for
one-third of citizens
BASE: 807(All respondents) 9.9
1.1
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.8
7.4
7.9
10.6
26.1
32.9
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Do not know
Refuse to answer
Other
To clean the parties from corrupted members
New census
New parties and leaders
SDSM without the platform
Coalition between the Macedonian parties
Engagement by the international community
Broad cross party coalition
Nothing can solve the crises
New parliamentary elections
Formation of a government by a majority of MPs
What is the way out of the current political crisis?
SOLVING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
NOTE
Seven out of 10 ethnic Albanians believethat the formation of a government by amajority of MPs is the way out of the currentpolitical crisis, while two out of tenAlbanians believe that the way out of thecrisis is the engagement by the internationalcommunity.
One-third of the ethnic Macedonians andother ethnic groups believe that newparliamentary elections are the way out ofthe crisis, while one-fifth thinks that theformation of a government by a majority ofMPs is the way out of the crisis.
%
Ways out of the political crisis are
different for ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians
BASE: 807(All respondents)
3.5
3.0
20.1
71.9
1.5
13.4
13.1
5.7
3.3
10.5
20.1
33.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
DK / Refuse
Nothing can solve the crises
Other
Engagement by the international community
Broad cross party coalition
Formation of a government by a majority of MPs
New parliamentary elections
Macedonian and other
Albanian
What is the way out of the current political crisis?
SOLVING THE POLITICAL CRISIS
NOTE
A higher percentage of Sitel and Kanal 5viewers believe that the way out of thecurrent political crisis in the country isthrough new parliamentary elections.
A higher percentage of Telma, TV 24 andAlsat-M viewers believe that the way out ofthe crisis is a formation of a government bya majority of members of parliament.
Media habits highly correlate
with perceptions of the way out of the political crisis
BASE: 807(All respondents)
62.4
48.6
10.5
3.17.8
9.2
53.9
58.8
66.0
6.8 14.7
13.2
8.2
0.91.8
1.3
8.2
18.4
5.1
4.61.3 5.112.0
8.39.2
11.3
3.912.8 12.8 10.55.2 3.9
0
20
40
60
80
100
Sitel Kanal 5 Telma TV 24 Alsat-M
DK
Nothing can solve the crises
Other
Engagement by the international community
Broad cross party coalition
Formation of a government by a majority of MPs
New parliamentary elections
What is the way out of the current political crisis?
Television Stations
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
69 out of 100 people believe that a majorityof MPs can form a government.
18 out of 100 people do not think thatmajority of MPs can form a government.
12 out of 100 citizens cannot determinewhether a majority of MPs can form agovernment.
For almost two-thirds of citizens, a majority of MPs
can form a government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
69 / 100
Can a majority of MPs form a government?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
One-half of the citizens think that SDSM andits coalition partners have the authority tolead the government
3 out of 10 citizens believe that SDSM and itscoalition partners do not have the authorityto lead the government
17% of the interviewed citizens do not knowif SDSM and its coalition partners have theauthority to lead the government
%
One-half of citizens thinks that
SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority
to lead the government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
51.4
30.3
1.2
17.0
Yes
No
Other
Do not know
Do SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
Almost all ethnic Albanians believe
that SDSM has the authority to
lead the government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
37.8
93.4
39.1
3.0
1.6
21.5
3.5
0
20
40
60
80
100
Macedonian and other Albanian
DK/ Refuse
Other
No
Yes There is a significant difference between
ethnic Albanians and ethnic Macedoniansand other ethnic groups in relation to thequestion whether SDSM and its coalitionpartners have the authority to lead thegovernment.
93% of ethnic Albanians believe that SDSMand its coalition partner have the authorityto lead the government.
38% of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnicgroups share this opinion.
Do SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
Younger citizens believe that SDSM
and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
63.2
47.942.2
16.2 37.0
37.7
0.7
1.42.0
19.913.7
18.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
18-34 35-54 55+
DK/ Refuse
Other
No
Yes 63% of the citizens aged 18-34 believe thatSDSM and its coalition partners have theauthority to lead the government.
48% of citizens aged 35-54 and 42% ofcitizens older than 55 share this opinion.
Do SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
TV Sitel viewers do not believe SDSM and its coalition
partners have the authority to lead the government
BASE: 807(All respondents)
There is a significant difference between thecitizens who watch different TV stations forpolitical news and their opinion on theissue.
95% of the citizens who watch Alsat-Mbelieve that SDSM and its coalition partnershave the authority to lead the government.
3% of the citizens who watch TV Sitel forpolitical news share this opinion.
NOTE
3%
23%
80%
82%
95%
Do SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government?
Television Stations
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
40% of the citizens of Macedonia believethat formation of a government by amajority of MPs is legitimate without thePresident granting the mandate.
34% of the citizens do not share theiropinion.
Every fourth citizen in the country doesn’tknow if a government can be formedwithout the President granting the mandate.
%
Citizens are divided over government
formation without a presidential
mandate
BASE: 807(All respondents)
39.9
33.7
1.2
25.2
Yes
No
Other
Do not know
Is formation of a government by a majority of MPs legitimate if the president does not confer a mandate?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
BASE: 807(All respondents)
25.2
84.443.8
3.5
1.5
29.6
12.1
0
20
40
60
80
100
Macedonian and other Albanian
DK/ Refuse
Other
No
Yes 84% of ethnic Albanians believe that aformation of a government by a majority ofMPs is legitimate without the President ofMacedonia granting the mandate.
One-quarter of ethnic Macedonians andother ethnic groups share this opinion.
Ethnic Macedonians and Albanians differ on
government formation without
a presidential mandate
Is formation of a government by a majority of MPs legitimate if the president does not confer a mandate?
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION
NOTE
Older citizens at higher percentages do not believe it is
legitimate to form a government without
the President granting the mandate
BASE: 807(All respondents)
45.238.5 35.2
21.3 37.5 43.0
1.1
1.7 0.4
32.4
22.3 21.3
0
20
40
60
80
100
18-34 35-54 55+
DK/ Refuse
Other
No
Yes 45% of interviewed citizens aged 18-34
believe it is legitimate to form a governmentby a majority of MPs without the Presidentgranting the mandate.
38% of the citizens aged 35-54 and 35% ofthe citizens older than 55 years share thisopinion.
Is formation of a government by a majority of MPs legitimate if the president does not confer a mandate?
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
NOTE
BASE: 807(All respondents)
59/ 100
Almost 60% of the citizens think that themandate of the SPO to prosecute anywrongdoings stemming from the wiretappedconversations should be extended.
Every fourth citizen thinks that the mandateof the SPO should not be extended.
Almost 12% of the citizens do not knowwhether the mandate of the SPO should beextended.
Citizens believe the mandate of
the SPO should be extended
Should the mandate of the SPO to prosecute alleged wrongdoings be extended?
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians
differ on extending the SPO mandate.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
MACEDONIANS AND OTHER
47%
ALBANIANS
96%NOTE
96.5% of ethnic Albanians believethat the mandate of the SPOshould be extended.
47% of ethnic Macedonians andother ethnic groups share thisopinion.
Should the mandate of the SPO to prosecute alleged wrongdoings be extended?
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
NOTE
Younger citizens at higher
percentages believe the
mandate of the SPO should be
extended
BASE: 807(All respondents)
69.9
57.549.6
13.6
30.5 35.2
3.32.1
2.5
13.2 9.9 12.7
0
20
40
60
80
100
18-34 35-54 55+
Do not know
Other
No
Yes 70% of the citizens aged 18-34 believe that
the mandate of the SPO should be extended.
58% of the citizens aged 35-54 and 50% ofthe citizens older than 55 share this opinion.
Should the mandate of the SPO to prosecute alleged wrongdoings be extended?
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
NOTE
Речиси половина од Македонскитеграѓани (49.6%) сметаат дека Македонијасе движи во погрешна насока
18.6% сметаат дека Македонија се движиво правилна насока
29.1% од граѓаните сметаат декаМакедонија се движи ниту во погрешнаниту во правилна насока
%Citizens who
watch TV Sitelbelieve the
mandate of the SPO should not be
extended
NOTE
More than 90% of the citizens whomostly watch Alsat-M and TV 24 forpolitical news believe that themandate of the SPO should beextended.
33% of the citizens who watch Kanal5 and 10% of the citizens who watchTV Sitel for political news share thisopinion.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
10%
33%
84%
92%
91%
Should the mandate of the SPO to prosecute alleged wrongdoings be extended?
Television Stations
SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE
NOTE
Around 29% of the citizens of Macedoniabelieve that the work of SPO is politicized.
One-fifth of citizens neither agree nordisagree that the work of the SPO ispoliticized.
Almost one-third of citizens do not believethat the work of SPO is politicized.
Around 18% of respondents were unable toanswer the question concerning the work ofSPO.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
18.1
19.1
13.6
20.5
17.9
10.9
0 10 20 30
Do not know
Completely disagree
Mainly disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Mainly agree
Completely agree
Citizens are almost equally divided on
the question whether the work
of SPO is politicized
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The work of the SPO is politicized.
ETHNIC ALBANIAN PLATFORM
PLATFORM SIGNED BY ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTIES
NOTE
Almost 50% state they are somewhatinformed about the platform signed byethnic Albanian parties.
Around 34% of the citizens state they arenot informed or not informed at all aboutthe platform signed by ethnic Albanianparties.
43% of ethnic Macedonians and 9% of ethnicAlbanians are uninformed about theplatform.
Two-thirds of citizens say they
are informed about the
Albanian platform
BASE: 807(All respondents)
1.3
15.6
48.8
21.1
13.2
0 10 20 30 40 50
No answer, Refuse to answer
Very informed
Somewhat informed
Not informed
Not informed at all
How informed are you about the platform signed by ethnic Albanian parties?
PLATFORM SIGNED BY ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTIES
NOTE
While 35.5% of respondents believe that theplatform signed by the Albanian parties isforeign interference in domestic affairs andjeopardizes the sovereignty of the country,31% of the citizens do not share theiropinion.
15% of citizens neither agree nor disagreewith the statement, while 18.5% do notknow whether the platform signed by theAlbanian parties is foreign interference indomestic affairs and jeopardizes thesovereignty of the country.
Citizens are split whether the
platform is foreign interference in domestic affairs
and risks sovereignty.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
18.5
19.9
11.1
15.0
19.8
15.7
0 10 20
Do not know
Completely disagree
Mainly disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Mainly agree
Completely agree
The platform signed by the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties is foreign Interference in the domestic
affairs of the country and jeopardizes the sovereignty of Macedonia.
PLATFORM SIGNED BY ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTIES
NOTE
BASE: 807(All respondents)
19.4
67.2
16.6
13.1
46.0
18.1 19.7
0
20
40
60
80
100
Macedonian and other Albanian
Do not know
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
46% of ethnic Macedonian respondentsbelieve that the platform signed by theAlbanian parties is foreign interference indomestic affairs and jeopardizes thesovereignty of the country.
No ethnic Albanian shares this opinion.
Ethnic Albanians do not see the platform
as foreign interference in
domestic affairs or jeopardizing sovereignty
The platform signed by the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties is foreign Interference in the domestic
affairs of the country and jeopardizes the sovereignty of Macedonia.
PLATFORM SIGNED BY ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTIES
NOTE
While one-quarter of citizens believe thatthe platform is in the spirit of the OhridFramework agreement calling for equalopportunities for ethnic Albanians, 22.3% ofthe citizens do not share this opinion.
Every fifth citizen in the country neitheragrees nor disagrees with the statement,while every third citizen in Macedonia doesnot know whether the platform is in thespirit of the Ohrid Framework agreementcalling for equal opportunities for ethnicAlbanians.
Every fourth citizen believes
that the platform is in the spirit of
the OhridFramework Agreement
BASE: 807(All respondents)
32.3
8.8
13.5
19.5
15.9
10.0
0 10 20 30
Do not know
Completely disagree
Mainly disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Mainly agree
Completely agree
The platform signed by the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties in Macedonia is in the spirit of the Ohrid
Framework Agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians.
PLATFORM SIGNED BY ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTIES
NOTE
Mixed views between and within
ethnic groups on conformity of the platform to the
Ohrid Framework Agreement
BASE: 807(All respondents)25.8
11.6
22.9
9.6
20.1
43.4
31.335.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
Macedonian and other Albanian
Do not know
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
While 43% of the ethnic Albanian believethat the platform is in the spirit of the OhridFramework agreement calling for equalopportunities for ethnic Albanians, 20% ofthe ethnic Macedonians share this opinion.
The platform signed by the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties from Macedonia is in the spirit of the
Ohrid Framework Agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians?
CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES
CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES
NOTE
19.4% of the citizens of Macedonia supportVMRO-DPMNE less after the post electiondevelopments and the messages sent by thepolitical leaders, while 14.6% supportVMRO-DPMNE more.
More then one third of ethnic Albaniansdecreased their support for VMRO-DPMNEafter the elections, while 15% of the ethnicMacedonian did the same.
19% of ethnic Macedonians increased theirsupport for VMRO-DPMNE after the postelection developments and the messagessent by the political leaders
For 28% of respondents, the level of support for
VMRO-DPMNE remained the
same.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
13.9
20.0
3.6
14.6
28.4
19.4
0 10 20 30
Do not know
I never supported them
I always supported them
Support more
Remained the same
Support less
Did post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:
VMRO-DPMNE?
NOTE
Support for SDSM remained the same for29% of the citizens, while 17% support SDSMmore after the post election developmentsand the messages sent by the politicalleaders.
While 37% of ethnic Albanians supportSDSM more after the post electiondevelopments and the messages sent by thepolitical leaders, 10% of ethnic Macedoniansand others increased their support forSDSM.
Every fourth ethnic Macedonian supportsSDSM less after the post electiondevelopments.
One-fifth of citizens support SDSM less after
the post election developments
BASE: 807(All respondents)
CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES
14.6
17.2
1.8
17.0
29.4
20.0
0 10 20 30
Do not know
I never supported them
I always supported them
Support more
Remained the same
Support less
Did post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:
SDSM?
NOTE
Almost one-fifth of citizens support
DUI less after the post
election developments
BASE: 807(All respondents)
CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES
The support for DUI remained the same for21% of the citizens, while 3,4% support DUImore after the post election developmentsand the messages sent by the politicalleaders.
While 13% of ethnic Albanians support DUImore after the post election developmentsand the messages sent by the politicalleaders, no ethnic Macedonian increasedtheir support for DUI
Nevertheless, 29% of ethnic Albaniansdecreased their support for DUI after thepost election developments
14.5
40.1
1.3
3.4
21.3
19.5
0 10 20 30 40
Do not know
I never supported them
I always supported them
Support more
Remained the same
Support less
Did post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:
DUI?
NOTE
8% of citizens support BESA
more after the post election
developments
BASE: 807(All respondents)
CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL PARTIES
8% of the citizens of Macedonia supportBESA less after the post electiondevelopments and the messages sent by thepolitical leaders.
The support for BESA remained the same for26% of the citizens, while 8% support BESAmore after the post election developmentsand the messages sent by the politicalleaders.
16.5
39.5
0.9
8.5
26.4
8.1
0 10 20 30 40
Do not know
I never supported them
I always supported them
Support more
Remained the same
Support less
Did post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:
BESA?
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
NOTE
Around one-fifth of interviewed citizensbelieve that the European Union helpsMacedonia’s national interests the most.
Every tenth citizen in the country believesthat USA helps Macedonia’s nationalinterests the most.
32.1% of the citizens think that no one ishelping Macedonia’s national interests.
EU helps Macedonia’s
national interest the most
BASE: 807(All respondents)
15.4
32.1
4.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
1.9
5.6
8.0
9.6
21.6
0 10 20 30
Do not know
None
All
Albania
Germany
China
Other
EU and USA
Turkey
Russia
USA
European Union
According to you, which one of the following helps Macedonia's national interests the most?
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
NOTE
41% of ethnic Albanians believe that EUhelps Macedonia’s national interests, while15.4% of the ethnic Macedonians and otherethnic groups share their opinion
38.8% of ethnic Macedonians and otherethnic groups believe that no one is helpingMacedonia’s national interests, while 11.6%of ethnic Albanians share their opinion.
Almost 40% of ethnic
Macedonians think that no one
helps Macedonia’s national interests
BASE: 807(All respondents)
16.9
38.8
3.1
1.1
0.5
6.7
10.5
6.9
15.4
10.6
11.6
8.1
1.0
7.6
2.0
18.2
40.9
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Do not know
None
All
Other
China
EU and USA
Turkey
Russia
USA
European Union
Albanian
Macedonian and other
According to you, which one of the following helps Macedonia's national interests the most?
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
NOTE
TV is the main source for political news
15.5% of the citizens use all media assources for political news
TV is the main source for political
news
BASE: 807(All respondents)
1.1
0.4
0.5
2.4
2.4
11.4
15.5
66.5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
No answer
Newspapers and magazines
Radio
None
Friends and family
Online
All
TV
What is your source for political news?
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
NOTE
Sitel, Kanal 5 and Alsat–M are the threemost frequently mentioned TV channels forpolitical news.
BASE: 807(All respondents)
%
Sitel 14.4Kanal 5 13.7
Alsat-M 12.8TV 24 11.9
Facebook/ social media 11.9Telma 9.4
All TV channels 8.7TV 21 4.9
None, not interested 3.2MTV 2.5
www.time.mk 1.4Nova TV 1.2
Alfa 0.6
Sitel is the most watched TV station for
political news
Please indicate which specific TV/radio/newspaper/web page you get your news from?