75% of Russians ready to vote for Putin at next election

Three fourths of Russians (75%) said they are ready to vote for President Vladimir Putin if the elections were held next Sunday, the poll conducted by the Public Opinion Fund (POF) said on Friday.
Thus, Putin’s electoral rating has reached its new high. Six months ago, 71% of Russians said they were ready to cast their votes for the incumbent leader.
According to the pollster, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky could count on 4% of votes, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov — 3%, leader of A Just Russia Party Sergey Mironov and former leader of the Civil Platform Party Mikhail Prokhorov — 1% each.
One percent of respondents said they would choose other politicians, 1% would spoil the ballot, and 9 more percent confirmed they would not go to the elections at all.
The poll also found that the majority of those ready to vote for Putin (95%) have a positive view of him.
Around 3,000 people from 204 towns and cities in 64 federal subjects of Russia participated in the poll. Statistical error does not exceed 3.3%