Among Ukrainians, 11% believe that the situation with democracy has worsened due to the full-scale war, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology based on a survey conducted in May 2024.
Of those surveyed, 19% of Ukrainians believe that the situation with democracy has improved over the past five years, while 29% believe it has remained unchanged. 43% of respondents perceive certain deteriorations, among which 28% attribute them to attempts by the authorities to curtail the rights and freedoms of citizens.
Nearly half of the respondents (49%) believe that the economic situation has worsened over the past five years. Specifically, 16.5% attribute this to the full-scale war, while 23% attribute it to erroneous actions by the authorities. However, 17% of those surveyed believe that the situation has improved, while 21% believe it has remained unchanged.
Among the respondents, 13% advocate for a presidential form of government for Ukraine. Additionally, 27% support a presidential-parliamentary form, 31% prefer a parliamentary-presidential form, and 16% prefer a parliamentary system. The remaining 13% were unable to answer the question.
At the same time, 74% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine should have an influential parliament, which should at least have the power to approve the appointment of the government by the president and the ability to dismiss it. Moreover, 71% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine should have a president who should also have "certain serious powers."
The study was conducted using telephone interviews based on random sampling, surveying 1,002 respondents aged 18 and over. Residents of territories not controlled by Ukraine were not included in the sample.
