Sociological poll: about 80 per cent of Belarusians ready to vote for incumbent president

In response to the question of the analytical center EKOOM “Who of the candidates on the list are you going to vote for, if you take part in the presidential elections in Belarus on March 19, 2006?”, 77.2 per cent of the citizens have said they are going to vote for incumbent president of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. According to the sociological poll, 1.2 per cent - 8 per cent of the questioned are ready to cast their votes for other three candidates for the presidency registered by the central election commission. The nationwide poll was held in January-February 2006. The poll represents the population by sex, age, territorial zone and type of a population center. Some 2760 residents of Belarus aged 18 and older were questioned.