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RESEARCH REPORT PERCEPTION OF THE MACEDONIAN CITIZENS ON THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION

IN THE COUNTRY

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Content Research methodology 01

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Demographic structure of the respondents

General political situation

New government formation

Albanian platform

The work of the SPO

International relations

Changes in support for political parties

09 Top government priorities

10 Sources of information

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

POPULATION Citizens of Macedonia, aged 18 and older

SAMPLE DESIGN National representative, multistage stratified sample of 807 respondents aged 18 +. Households are distributed proportionally in urban and rural areas in all 8 regions of Macedonia, according to the ethnicity of the citizen's. The method of next birthday was used for the selection of the respondents Proportion of fixed/ mobile telephones in the sample: 70%/ 30%

SAMPLE SIZE 807 respondents Margin of error: +3.46%

TIME FRAME 17TH till 21st of March, 2017 • SDSM filed a motion for extension of the constitutive session of

the Assembly • Zaev was summoned by the Public Prosecutor's Office for

questioning in relation to illegal financing of the 2016 election campaign

• EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the three MEPs visited Macedonia and held meetings with the political parties

INTERVIEWER NETWORK

18 telephone interviewers

AVERAGE DURATION 8 minutes Response rate: 57%

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DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE RESPONDENTS

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DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE RESPONDENTS

7.8%

28.7%

8.3%

9.3%

8.6%

11.6%

11.0%

14.6%

57%

43% Urban

Rural

24%

76%

Albanian

Macedonianand other

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PERCEPTION OF THE GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION

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DIRECTION IN WHICH MACEDONIA IS HEADED Q1. Overall, is Macedonia moving in the right or wrong direction?

NOTE

Almost two thirds of the respondents believe that Macedonia is moving in the wrong direction

One quarter of the respondents think that

Macedonia is moving neither in the right nor in the wrong direction

Only 8% of the citizens of Macedonia think that the country is moving in the right direction

%

Macedonia is moving in the

wrong direction

BASE: 807 (All respondents)

8.0

65.1

25.1

1.7

Right direction

Wrong direction

Neutral - neither right nor wrong direction

Do not know

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PROBLEMS MACEDONIA IS FACING Q2. In your opinion what are the two most serious problems Macedonia is facing today?

NOTE

TOP 5 most serious problems Macedonia is facing today, according to the citizens of Macedonia are:

• Political crisis • Unemployment • Poverty • Economic crisis • Albanian platform

%

The general political situation

is the most serious problem

for citizens of Macedonia

Multiple answers

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

5.3

5.9

6.6

13.2

18.7

20.5

31.3

44.5

0 10 20 30 40 50

The people are not united, Macedonia is not united

Formation of a new governement

Low or non-payment of salary or pension

Zoran Zaev, SDSM

Corruption and crime

Security crisis, peace, stability

Law and order, rule of law, our institutions do not function

The Albanian platform, federalization, bilingualism

Economic crisis, financial crisis

Poverty, low standard of living

Unemployment

General political situation, political crisis

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PERCEPTION OF THE CURRENT INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION Q3. How would you describe the current internal political situation in Macedonia?

NOTE

More than half of the Macedonian citizens describe the current internal political situation in the country as tense and uncertain

For 38% of the citizens the political situation is critical and unstable

Only 3% of citizens describe the current internal political situation as peaceful and stable

%

The current political situation

is most often described as

tense and uncertain


3.3

54.7

38.0

3.1 0.8

Peaceful and stable

Tense and uncertain

Critical and unstable

Refuse to answer

Do not know

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TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS Q6. To what degree do you trust or do not trust the following institutions?

NOTE

The President of Macedonia and the Special Prosecution Office are the most trusted institutions in our country

The Courts and the Public Prosecution are the least trusted institutions in Macedonia

%

The courts are the least trusted

institutions by the citizens of

Macedonia

(All respondents who answered the questions)

46,2 48,9 56,7 55,4

42,5

44,0 31,6

20,8 30,8 29,5 30,4 27,3 46,2 51,0

33.0 20.3 13.8 14.2

30.2 9.9 17.4

President Parliament Courts Publicprosecution

SPO PoliticalParties

Media

I trust them

I neither trust,nor distrust them

I have no trust

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NOTE

Compared to ethnic Albanians, ethnic Macedonians and others have more trust in the President, the Parliament, the Courts and the Public Prosecution

Ethnic Albanians trust the Special Prosecution Office more compared to ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups

Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians trust the political parties and the media equally

Ethnic Macedonians trust

the President; ethnic Albanians trust the Special

Prosecution Office the most

BASE: (All respondents who gave grades )

1

2

3

4

5

President ofRM

Parliament Courts Publicprosecution

SpecialPublic

Prosecutor

PoliticalParties

Media

Macedonian and other

Albanian

All

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NOTE

Citizens with higher education trust the Special

Prosecution Office more than all the

rest of the institutions

1

2

3

4

5

President ofRM


Special PublicProsecutor

Political Parties Media

Elementary

Secondary

Higher The education of the citizens correlates with

the degree of trust in the state institutions

Citizens with higher education have less trust in the President, Parliament, Courts, Public prosecution, Political Parties and Media

Nevertheless, citizens with higher education trust the Special Prosecution Office more, compared to the citizens with secondary and elementary education


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NOTE

Older citizens trust the

President, younger citizens trust the Special

Prosecution Office


1

2

3

4

5

President ofRM


Special PublicProsecutor

Political Parties Media

18-34

35-54

55+ Younger citizens aged 18 to 34 trust all state

institutions less, compared with the Special Prosecution Office, which they trust the most compared to other age groups

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NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION

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WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE? Q4. Who is the most responsible for the current internal political situation in Macedonia?

NOTE

Research data shows similar distribution of citizens in terms of their perception on who is the most responsible for the current internal political situation in Macedonia

%

VMRO DPMNE and President Ivanov are the

most responsible for the current

political situation in Macedonia


12.4

2.8

1.6

0.6

0.8

1.3

1.9

2

2.2

3.5

3.8

10.8

12.7

13.3

14.7

15.6

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Do not know

Refuse to answer

Other

The people

SDSM + VMRO DPMNE

The international factor, foreign countries

VMRO DPMNE + DUI

The parties and the politicians

DUI

Zoran Zaev

Nikola Gruevski

SDSM

The Albanian parties/ the platform

All of them

The President Gjorge Ivanov

VMRO DPMNE

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WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE? Q4. Who is the most responsible for the current internal political situation in Macedonia?

NOTE

Ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups in higher percentage believe that the Albanian parties and SDSM are responsible for the current internal political situation in Macedonia.

Ethnic Albanians in higher percentage mention President Ivanov, VMRO-DPMNE, DUI and VMRO-DPMNE+DUI as responsible for the current political situation in the country

%

Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians

have different perceptions of who

is responsible for the political

situation


16.6

2.0

7.5

7.5

8.5

27.1

1.0

5.5

24.1

14.8

7.7

17.6

2.5

4.6

0.2

11.9

14.0

15.2

11.5

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

DK/ Refuse

Other

All of them

VMRO DPMNE + DUI

Nikola Gruevski

Zoran Zaev

DUI

VMRO DPMNE

SDSM

The Albanian parties/ the platform

The President Gjorge Ivanov


Albanian

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WAY OUT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS Q5. What is the way out of the current political crisis in Macedonia?

NOTE

Every third citizen in the country believes that the formation of a government by a majority of MPs is the way out of the current political crisis in Macedonia

Around one quarter of the Macedonian citizens think that the way out of the political crisis are new parliamentary elections

One out of 10 citizens in the country think that nothing can solve the political crisis in Macedonia

%

Formation of a government by a majority of MPs is the way out of the political crisis for one third of the

citizens of Macedonia


9.9

1.1

1.9

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.5

0.8

7.4

7.9

10.6

26.1

32.9

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Do not know

Refuse to answer

Other

To clean the parties from corrupted members

New census

New parties and leaders

SDSM without the platform

Coalition between the Macedonian parties

Engagement by the international community

Broad cross party coalition

Nothing can solve the crises

New parliamentary elections

Formation of a government by a majority of MPs

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NOTE

Seven out of ten ethnic Albanians believe that the formation of a government by a majority of MPs is the way out of the current political crisis in Macedonia, while two out of ten Albanians believe that the way out of the crisis is the engagement by the international community

One third of the ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups believe that new parliamentary elections are the way out of the crisis, while one fifth of them think that the formation of a government by a majority of MPs is the way out of the crisis

%

Way out of the political crisis is

different for ethnic

Macedonians and ethnic Albanians


3.5

3.0

20.1

71.9

1.5

13.4

13.1

5.7

3.3

10.5

20.1

33.9

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

DK / Refuse


Other






Albanian

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NOTE

A higher percentage of Sitel and Kanal 5 viewers believe that the way out of the current political crisis in the country is through new parliamentary elections

A higher percentage of Telma, TV 24 and Alsat-M viewers believe that the way out of the crisis is a formation of a government by a majority of MPs

%

Media habits are highly correlated

with the perception of the

way out of the political crisis in

Macedonia


62.4

48.6

10.5

3.1 7.8

9.2

53.9

58.8

66.0

6.8 14.7

13.2

8.2

0.9 1.8

1.3

8.2

18.4

5.1

4.6 1.3 5.1 12.0

8.3 9.2

11.3

3.9 12.8 12.8 10.5 5.2 3.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

Sitel Kanal 5 Telma TV 24 Alsat-M

DK


Other





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NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION Q7. Can a majority of MPs form a government?

NOTE

69 out of 100 people in Macedonia believe that a majority of MPs can form a government

18 out of 100 people in Macedonia do not

think that majority of MPs can form a government

12 out of 100 citizens cannot determine

whether a majority of MPs can form a government

For almost two thirds of the

citizens, a majority of MPs

can form a government


69 / 100

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NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION


61% 92%

MACEDONIANS AND OTHER ALBANIANS

Q7. Can a majority of MPs form a government?

NOTE

There is a significant difference between ethnic Albanians and ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups

While 92% of ethnic Albanians believe that a majority of MPs can form a government, 61% of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups share their opinion

6 out of 10 Macedonians and

9 out of 10 Albanians believe a majority of MPs

can form a government

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NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION Q8. Does SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government?

NOTE

Almost half of the citizens of Macedonia think that SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government

3 out of 10 citizens of Macedonia believe that SDSM and its coalition partners do not have the authority to lead the government

17% of the interviewed citizens do not know if SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government

%

Half of the citizens of Macedonia

think that SDSM and its coalition

partners have the authority to lead the government


51.4

30.3

1.2

17.0

Yes

No

Other

Do not know

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NOTE

%

Almost all ethnic Albanians believe that SDSM have the authority to

lead the government


37.8

93.4

39.1

3.0

1.6

21.5

3.5

0

20

40

60

80

100

Macedonian and other Albanian

DK/ Refuse

Other

No

Yes There is a significant difference between

ethnic Albanians and ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups in relation to the question whether SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government

While 93% of ethnic Albanians believe that SDSM and its coalition partner have the authority to lead the government, only 38% of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups share their opinion

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NOTE

%

Younger citizens in higher percentage believe that SDSM

and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government


63.2

47.9 42.2

16.2 37.0

37.7

0.7

1.4 2.0

19.9 13.7

18.0

0

20

40

60

80

100

18-34 35-54 55+

DK/ Refuse

Other

No

Yes While 63% of the citizens aged 18-34 believe that SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government, 48% of citizens aged 35-54 and 42% of citizens more than 55 share their opinion

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TV Sitel viewers do not believe SDSM and its coalition

partners have the authority to lead the government


There is a significant difference between the citizens who watch different TV stations for political news and their opinion on the issue

While 95% of the citizens who watch Alsat-M believe that SDSM and its coalition partners have the authority to lead the government, only 3% of the citizens who watch TV Sitel for political news share their opinion

NOTE

3%

23%

80%

82%

95%

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NEW GOVERNMENT FORMATION Q9. Is the formation of a government by a majority of MPs legitimate without the President of Macedonia granting the mandate?

NOTE

While 40% of the citizens of Macedonia believe that formation of a government by a majority of MPs is legitimate without the President granting the mandate, 34% of the citizens do not share their opinion

Every fourth citizen in the country doesn’t know if a government can be formed without the President granting the mandate

%

The citizens of Macedonia are divided

in terms of their perception whether the formation of a

government is legitimate without the President granting the

mandate


39.9

33.7

1.2

25.2

Yes

No

Other

Do not know

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NOTE

% BASE: 807 (All respondents)

25.2

84.4 43.8

3.5

1.5

29.6

12.1

0

20

40

60

80

100


DK/ Refuse

Other

No

Yes

While 84% of ethnic Albanians believe that a

formation of a government by a majority of MPs is legitimate without the President of Macedonia granting the mandate, one quarter of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups share their opinion

There is a significant difference between

ethnic Albanians and ethnic Macedonians

regarding the question on government

formation without the President granting the

mandate

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NOTE

%

Older citizens in higher percentage do

not believe it is legitimate to form a government without

the President granting the mandate


45.2 38.5 35.2

21.3 37.5 43.0

1.1

1.7 0.4

32.4

22.3 21.3

0

20

40

60

80

100

18-34 35-54 55+

DK/ Refuse

Other

No

Yes While 45% of interviewed citizens aged 18-

34 believe it is legitimate to form a government by a majority of MPs without the President granting the mandate, 38% of the citizens aged 35-54 and 35% of the citizens more than 55 years old share their opinion

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PERCEPTION OF THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE Q10. Should the mandate of the SPO to prosecute any wrongdoings stemming from the wiretapped conversations be extended?

NOTE


59/ 100

Almost 60% of the citizens think that the mandate of the SPO to prosecute any wrongdoings stemming from the wiretapped conversations should be extended

Every fourth citizen of Macedonia think that the mandate of the SPO should not be extended

Almost 12% of the citizens do not know whether the mandate of the SPO should be extended

The citizens of

Macedonia believe the

mandate of the SPO should be

extended

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The citizens of

Macedonia believe the

mandate of the SPO should be

extended


MACEDONIANS AND OTHER

47%

ALBANIANS

96% NOTE

While 96.5% of ethnic Albanians believe that the mandate of the SPO should be extended, 47% of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups share their opinion

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NOTE

%

Younger citizens in higher percentage

believe the mandate of the SPO should be

extended


69.9

57.5 49.6

13.6

30.5 35.2

3.3 2.1

2.5

13.2 9.9 12.7

0

20

40

60

80

100

18-34 35-54 55+

Do not know

Other

No

Yes

While 70% of the citizens aged 18-34 believe that the mandate of the SPO should be extended, 58% of the citizens aged 35-54 and 50% of the citizens older than 55 share their opinion

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NOTE

Речиси половина од Македонските граѓани (49.6%) сметаат дека Македонија се движи во погрешна насока

18.6% сметаат дека Македонија се движи во правилна насока

29.1% од граѓаните сметаат дека Македонија се движи ниту во погрешна ниту во правилна насока

%

Citizens who

watch TV Sitel believe the

mandate of the SPO should not be

extended

NOTE

While over 90% of the citizens who mostly watch Alsat-M and TV 24 for political news believe that the mandate of the SPO should be extended, 33% of the citizens who watch Kanal 5 and only 10% of the citizens who watch TV Sitel for political news share their opinion BASE: 807

(All respondents)

10%

33%

84%

92%

91%

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE Q11. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements: The work of the SPO is politicized?

NOTE

Around 29% of the citizens of Macedonia believe that the work of SPO is politicized

One fifth of the citizens neither agree nor disagree that the work of the SPO is politicized

Almost one third of the citizens of Macedonia do not believe that the work of SPO is politicized

Around 18% of the interviewed citizens showed inability to answer the question concerning the work of SPO

%


18.1

19.1

13.6

20.5

17.9

10.9

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Mainly agree

Completely agree

The citizens of Macedonia are almost equally divided on the

question whether the work of SPO is

politicized

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE Q11. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements: The judicial system in Macedonia is biased?

NOTE

%

The citizens of

Macedonia believe the judicial

system in the country is biased


16.7

2.1

5.3

26.6

26.8

22.6

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

Around half of citizens of Macedonia believe that the judicial system in Macedonia is biased

More than one quarter of the Macedonian citizens neither agree nor disagree that the judicial system in Macedonia is biased

Only 7.4% of the citizens of Macedonia do not believe that the judicial system in Macedonia is biased

Around 17% of the interviewed citizens showed inability to answer the question concerning the work of the judicial system

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE Q11. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements: The work of the SPO is fair?

NOTE

%


Around one third of the citizens of Macedonia believe that the work of the SPO is fair

Around 22% of the Macedonian citizens neither agree nor disagree that the work of the SPO is fair

One quarter of the citizens of Macedonia do not believe that the work of the SPO is fair

Around 19% of the interviewed citizens showed inability to answer whether the work of the SPO is fair

18.7

12.3

13.6

22.4

18.3

14.9

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

The citizens of Macedonia are almost equally divided on the

question whether the work of SPO is

fair

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SPECIAL PROSECUTION OFFICE Q11. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements: The SPO is the most trusted political

institution in Macedonia?

NOTE

Almost 31% of the citizens of Macedonia believe that the SPO is the most trusted political institution, while 28% of the citizens do not share their opinion

Around 22% of the interviewed citizens neither agree nor disagree whether SPO is the most trusted political institution

Almost one fifth of the Macedonian citizens did not know how to answer the question

% The citizens of

Macedonia are almost equally divided on the question whether SPO

is the most trusted political institution in

Macedonia


19.3

13.4

14.9

21.6

12.8

17.9

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PERCEPTION OF THE PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q12. Have you read the platform signed by the Albanian parties?

NOTE

Four out of five citizens of Macedonia have not read the platform signed by the Albanian parties

Every fifth citizen of Macedonia states s/he has read the platform signed by the Albanian parties

42% of ethnic Albanians and only 11% of ethnic Macedonians stated they have read the platform

%


18.8

81.2

Yes

No

Majority of citizens of

Macedonia have not read the

platform signed by the Albanian

parties

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q13. How much would you say you are informed about the platform signed by the Albanian parties?

NOTE

Almost half of citizens of Macedonia state they are somewhat informed about the platform signed by the Albanian parties

Around 34% of the citizens state they are not informed or not informed at all about the platform signed by the Albanian parties

Not informed about the platform are 43% ethnic Macedonians and 9% ethnic Albanians

%

One third of citizens are not informed, while

two thirds of citizens believe

they are informed about the Albanian

platform


1.3

15.6

48.8

21.1

13.2

0 10 20 30 40 50

No answer, Refuse to answer

Very informed

Somewhat informed

Not informed

Not informed at all

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: Foreign Interference in the

domestic affairs of the country and jeopardizes the sovereignty of Macedonia?

NOTE

While 35.5% of the interviewed citizens believe that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is foreign interference in domestic affairs and jeopardizes the sovereignty of the country, 31% of the citizens do not share their opinion

15% of the citizens neither agree nor disagree with the statement, while 18.5% do not know whether the platform signed by the Albanian parties is foreign interference in domestic affairs and jeopardizes the sovereignty of the country

%

The citizens of Macedonia are split

whether the platform is foreign interference in domestic affairs and

jeopardizes the sovereignty of the

country


18.5

19.9

11.1

15.0

19.8

15.7

0 10 20

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: Foreign Interference in the

domestic affairs of the country and jeopardizes the sovereignty of Macedonia?

NOTE

%


19.4

67.2

16.6

13.1

46.0

18.1 19.7

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know

Agree


Disagree

While 46% of the interviewed ethnic Macedonians believe that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is foreign interference in domestic affairs and jeopardizes the sovereignty of the country, no ethnic Albanian share this opinion

None of the ethnic Albanians believe that the platform is foreign

interference in domestic affairs and

jeopardizes the sovereignty of the

country

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: In the spirit of the Ohrid

Framework Agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians?

NOTE

While one quarter of the citizens believe that the platform is in the spirit of the Ohrid Framework agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians, 22.3% of the citizens do not share this opinion

Every fifth citizen in the country neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement, while every third citizen in Macedonia does not know whether the platform is in the spirit of the Ohrid Framework agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians

%

Every fourth citizen of

Macedonia believes that the platform is in the spirit of the Ohrid

Framework Agreement


32.3

8.8

13.5

19.5

15.9

10.0

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: In the spirit of the Ohrid

Framework Agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians?

NOTE

%

One out of five ethnic Macedonians and two

out of five ethnic Albanians believe that the platform is in the

spirit of the Ohrid Framework Agreement


25.8

11.6

22.9

9.6

20.1

43.4

31.3 35.4

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know

Agree


Disagree

While 43% of the ethnic Albanian believe that the platform is in the spirit of the Ohrid Framework agreement calling for equal opportunities for ethnic Albanians, 20% of the ethnic Macedonians share their opinion

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: A populist attempt by political

parties to gain political support?

NOTE

While 30% of citizens believe that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is a populist attempt to gain political support, 13% of the citizens do not share their opinion

Every fifth citizen in the country neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement, while, every third citizen does not know whether the platform signed by the Albanian parties is a populist attempt to gain political support

%

3 out of 10 citizens of Macedonia think that the platform is a populist attempt by political parties

to gain political support


35.2

2.7

10.7

20.9

21.2

9.3

0 10 20 30 40

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: A populist attempt by political

parties to gain political support?

NOTE

%


13.1 14.1

23.5 13.1

30.7

29.8

32.7

42.9

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know

Agree


Disagree

Almost equal percentage of ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians believe that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is a populist attempt to gain political support

Ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians in equal percentages

agree that the platform is a populist

attempt to gain political support

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is :Partially acceptable and parts of

it should be implemented by the new government?

NOTE

Around 24% of the Macedonian citizens believe that the platform is partially acceptable and parts of it should be implemented by the new government, while 32% of the citizens do not share their opinion

Around 16% of the citizens neither agree nor disagree with the statement, while 28% do not know whether the platform is partially acceptable and parts of it should be implemented by the new government

%

The citizens of Macedonia are divided on the

question whether the platform is acceptable and

should be implemented by the

new government


28.3

15.7

15.9

16.3

14.2

9.6

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is :Partially acceptable and parts of

it should be implemented by the new government?

NOTE

For 38% of the ethnic Macedonians and other ethnicities, the platform is not partially acceptable and should not be implemented by the new government

More than half of the ethnic Albanians believe that the platform is partially acceptable and parts of it should be implemented by the new government

%

The platform is partially

acceptable for 14% of ethnic

Macedonians and 53% of ethnic

Albanians


38.3

11.1

18.1

10.6

14.1

53.5

29.6 24.7

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know

Agree


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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: Completely unacceptable and

should be rejected by all political parties in Macedonia?

NOTE

While one third of the citizens of Macedonia think that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is completely unacceptable and should be rejected by all political parties in Macedonia, 28% do not share their opinion

%

One third of the

citizens of Macedonia find

the platform completely

unacceptable


26.4

18.1

9.6

12.1

11.3

22.5

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Completely disagree

Mainly disagree


Mainly agree

Completely agree

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PLATFORM SIGNED BY THE ALBANIAN PARTIES Q14. The platform signed by the leaders of the Albanian parties from Macedonia is: Completely unacceptable and

should be rejected by all political parties in Macedonia?

NOTE

While 44% of the ethnic Macedonians think that the platform signed by the Albanian parties is completely unacceptable and should be rejected by all political parties in Macedonia, no ethnic Albanian shares their opinion

%


15.6

64.6

13.1

11.1

44.2

27.1 24.2

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know

Agree


Disagree

44% of the ethnic Macedonians and

other ethnic groups find the

platform completely

unacceptable

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CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL PARTIES Q15_1. Did the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:

VMRO-DPMNE?

NOTE

For 28,4% of the interviewed citizens the support for the VMRO-DPMNE remained the same.

19.4% of the citizens of Macedonia support VMRO-DPMNE less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders, while 14.6% support VMRO-DPMNE more.

%

Almost one fifth of citizens

support VMRO-DPMNE less after the post election

developments


13.9

20.0

3.6

14.6

28.4

19.4

0 10 20 30

Do not know

I never supported them

I always supported them

Support more

Remained the same

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CHANGES IN SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL PARTIES Q15_1. Did the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:

VMRO-DPMNE?

NOTE

%


More then one third of ethnic Albanians decreased their support for VMRO-DPMNE after the elections, while 15% of the ethnic Macedonian did the same.

19% of ethnic Macedonians increased their support for VMRO-DPMNE after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders

19.1

37.5

14.6

34.0

13.8

39.0

4.6

1.0

10.4

25.0

0

20

40

60

80

100


Do not know



Support less

Remained the same

Support more

Every third ethnic Albanian supports

VMRO-DPMNE less after the post

election developments

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Q15_2. Did the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders change your support for:

SDSM?

NOTE

Every fifth citizen in Macedonia support SDSM less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

The support for SDSM remained the same for 29% of the citizens, while 17% support SDSM more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

%

One fifth of

citizens support SDSM less after

the post election developments



14.6

17.2

1.8

17.0

29.4

20.0

0 10 20 30

Do not know



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Remained the same

Support less

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SDSM?

NOTE

While 37% of ethnic Albanians support SDSM more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders, 10% of ethnic Macedonians and others increased their support for SDSM

Every fourth ethnic Macedonian support SDSM less after the post election developments

%

Ethnic Albanians support SDSM more after the post election

developments



10.5

36.9

33.7

16.2

25.3 4.0

17.6

15.7

1.8

1.5

11.0

25.8

0

20

40

60

80

100


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Remained the same

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DUI?

NOTE

%

Almost one fifth of

citizens support DUI less

after the post election

developments



Every fifth citizen in Macedonia support DUI less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

The support for DUI remained the same for 21% of the citizens, while 3,4% support DUI more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

14.5

40.1

1.3

3.4

21.3

19.5

0 10 20 30 40

Do not know



Support more

Remained the same

Support less

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DUI?

NOTE

%

29% of ethnic

Albanians support DUI less after the

post election developments



While 13% of ethnic Albanians support DUI more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders, no ethnic Macedonian increased their support for DUI

Nevertheless, 29% of ethnic Albanians

decreased their support for DUI after the post election developments

13.1 22.2

18.6

16.4

28.6

50.3 9.0

0.7

3.0

0

20

40

60

80

100


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Remained the same

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BESA?

NOTE

%

8% of citizens support BESA

more after the post election

developments



8% of the citizens of Macedonia support BESA less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

The support for BESA remained the same for 26% of the citizens, while 8% support BESA more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

16.5

39.5

0.9

8.5

26.4

8.1

0 10 20 30 40

Do not know



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Remained the same

Support less

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Alliance for Albanians?

NOTE

%

6% of citizens

support Alliance for Albanians

more after the post election

developments


8% of the citizens of Macedonia support Alliance for Albanians less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

The support for Alliance for Albanians remained the same for 25% of the citizens, while 6% support Alliance for Albanians more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.


17.6

42.6

0.9

5.8

24.8

8.3

0 10 20 30 40

Do not know



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Remained the same

Support less

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DPA?

NOTE

%

9% of citizens

support DPA less after the post

election developments



9% of the citizens of Macedonia support DPA less after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

The support for DPA remained the same for 27.3% of the citizens, while 2% support DPA more after the post election developments and the messages sent by the political leaders.

17.3

43.9

1.1

1.7

27.3

8.7

0 10 20 30 40

Do not know



Support more

Remained the same

Support less

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TOP PRIORITIES Q16. What should be the top priority of the new government?

NOTE

Growing the economy, Ending the political crises, Employment, People’s unity and the Rule of law should be the top five priorities according to the interviewed citizens

%

The economy and the living standard should be the top priority of the new

government


7.9

3.6

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.8

5.5

7.7

11.9

17.9

25.8

0 10 20 30

Do not know

Other

Integration in NATO

Decreasing poverty

Integration in EU

Youth policies

Education

Albanian issues

Security, security crisis

The Albanian platform

Census

Language issues

Governement formation

Fighting corruption, crime

Peace

Rule of law

People's unity, unity of Macedonia

Creating new jobs, employment

Ending the political crises, stability, ending the tensions

Growing the economy, living standard

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Q17. According to you, which one of these helps Macedonia's national interests the most?

NOTE

Around one fifth of interviewed citizens believe that the European Union helps Macedonia’s national interests the most.

Every tenth citizen in the country believes that USA helps Macedonia’s national interests the most.

32.1% of the citizens think that no one is helping Macedonia’s national interests.

%

EU helps

Macedonia’s national interest

the most


15.4

32.1

4.5

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

1.9

5.6

8.0

9.6

21.6

0 10 20 30

Do not know

None

All

Albania

Germany

China

Other

EU and USA

Turkey

Russia

USA

European Union

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Q17. According to you, which one of these helps Macedonia's national interests the most?

NOTE

41% of ethnic Albanians believe that EU helps Macedonia’s national interests, while 15.4% of the ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups share their opinion

38.8% of ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic groups believe that no one is helping Macedonia’s national interests, while 11.6% of ethnic Albanians share their opinion.

%

Almost 40% of

ethnic Macedonians

think that no one helps Macedonia’s national interests


16.9

38.8

3.1

1.1

0.5

6.7

10.5

6.9

15.4

10.6

11.6

8.1

1.0

7.6

2.0

18.2

40.9

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Do not know

None

All

Other

China

EU and USA

Turkey

Russia

USA

European Union

Albanian


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SOURCES OF INFORMATION Q18. What is your source for political news?

NOTE

TV is the main source for political news

15.5% of the citizens use all media as sources for political news

%

TV is the main

source for political news


1.1

0.4

0.5

2.4

2.4

11.4

15.5

66.5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

No answer

Newspapers and magazines

Radio

None

Friends and family

Online

All

TV

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION Q19. Please indicate which specific TV/radio/newspaper/web page you get your news from?

NOTE

Sitel, Kanal 5 and Alsat –M are the three most frequently mentioned TV stations for political news.


%

Sitel 14.4 Kanal 5 13.7

Alsat-M 12.8 TV 24 11.9

Facebook/ social media 11.9 Telma 9.4

All TV channels 8.7 TV 21 4.9

None, not interested 3.2 MTV 2.5

www.time.mk 1.4 Nova TV 1.2

Alfa 0.6

Sitel is the most

watched TV station in

Macedonia for political news

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