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MACEDONIA

PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH

MARCH 2017

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Content

General political situation

Government formation

Ethnic Albanian platform

Special Prosecution Office

International relations

Changes in support for political parties

Sources of information

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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%

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GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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+

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GOVERNMENT FORMATION

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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?

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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?

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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.

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ETHNIC ALBANIAN PLATFORM

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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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?

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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?

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

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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?

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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?