The majority of Russians (68%) against monarchical form of government and consider the Republic the most appropriate for Russia, wrote on Thursday the newspaper “Izvestia”, citing a survey by the Russian center for public opinion (VTSIOM).
The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov previously stated that he considered it necessary for Russia a new form of government — monarchy. In his opinion, Russia should be unity of command: since the country has an external enemy, the President needs more right “until the dictatorship”. Later, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin “not optimistic” refers to such proposals, and Feldman are “free to Express a personal opinion”.
Later the TV channel “Russia 24” Aksenov said that his words about the return of the monarchy in Russia was taken out of context; he is not for change of the constitutional order, and for life the powers of the President of the country Putin.
“According to sociologists, in 2006 against monarchical form of government was expressed by 66% of citizens of Russia, and in 2013-m — 67%. In 2017 a percentage of the opponents of autocracy increased again and amounted to 68%… the Most appropriate form of government for Russia is a Republic — so said 88% of respondents”, — quotes the edition the results of the survey.
According to the newspaper, “not in principle against the” transfer of power by inheritance, 22% of respondents, but while they do not see Russia as a person suitable for the role of monarch. According to 6% of the respondents, a man in the country.
Sociologists have noted that among the respondents that supported the monarchy, it is dominated by people aged 18 to 34, and such, the newspaper notes, 68%. However, 50% in favour of the monarchy of the respondents found it difficult to answer the question, why are they for the restoration of the monarchical form of government.
“Soviet generation resist that much stronger youth for which a monarchical form of government is acceptable… In the minds of young people the monarchy is not opposed to freedom and democracy, it attracts them with its rationality and efficiency. It is possible that “vaccination anti-monarchist” of the Soviet period should expire within a generation”, — the newspaper cites the review by the Director of the Department of research VTsIOM Stepan Lvov.