United Russia and Communist Parties are Most Popular Among Russian Electorate

The United Russia and Communist Parties are the two most popular parties in Russia. If parliamentary election took place this next Sunday, the parties would win 24% of votes each, according to an opinion survey the Public Opinion foundation has held recently.

The Liberal Democratic and Yabloko Parties would have a chance to overcome the 5-percent margin. As of today, they enjoy support of 6% of the respondents each, said the foundation.

Other parties are not that popular and would not be able to overcome the 5-percent barrier. The Agrarian Party of Russia and the Union of Right Forces, for one, would secure support of as little as 3% of voters each.

The straw poll was carried out in cities and villages of 44 Russian Federation constituencies and covered 1,500 Russian residents.