Politbarometer Poll: Support for Jansa Govt Remains Strong

Ljubljana, 25 April

With 58% backing the Janez Jansa government in April, the support the government enjoys remains strong, a survey shows. Nevertheless, the cabinet had a slightly better rating in March (61%) and February (59%), results of the Politbarometer poll show on Monday.

The policies of the Jansa government are not supported by 29%, a rise from March (25%) and flat in comparison with February. The number of the undecided at 13% is also close to the February and March figures.
Similarly, the popularity of political parties has changed little since the second and third months of the year, according to the monthly poll carried out by the Faculty of Social Sciences centre for public opinion and mass media research.
Moreover, 60% of respondents said they were satisfied with their financial situation as compared to 58% last month.
Interestingly, the share of the happy respondents has been on the rise since 2001, noted the head of the survey Slavko Kurdija.
Only 46% of respondents are, meanwhile, happy with the state of democracy in Slovenia, a drop from 50% in March. Consequently, the number of those unhappy rose from March's 44% to 47%.
Asked which are the most burning problems that the Slovenian government must tackle, the majority named unemployment, economic problems, and problems with Croatia as priorities.
Politbarometer also reveals that the euro is the most trusted institution, followed by the president of Slovenia.
The courts and political parties, on the other hand, enjoy the least trust. Kurdija also said more confidence in the Church has been noted in comparison with February and March.
Politbarometer polled 862 respondents from 18 to 20 April. The monthly survey has been conducted since December 1994 on the basis of an agreement between the centre for public opinion and mass media research and the government.

Politbarometer Poll: Support for Jansa Govt Remains Strong

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