Court sociologists drew Lukashenka the approval rating at 79 per cent

According to the Information and Analysis Center (IAC), the approval rating of the government and the parliament is about 40 per cent, while that of opposition parties is only 3 per cent.

79 per cent of Belarusans trust Lukashenka, says the recent poll conducted by the Information and Analysis Center (IAC) of the Belarus President Administration.

The results of the poll suggest that the majority of Belarusians (74 per cent) are quite happy with their life. Some 71.5 per cent of those polled said they are confident about the future, 18 per cent said they are not, BelTA has learnt.

31 per cent of respondents said their financial circumstances improved over the past three months; 21.5 per cent people said their financial well-being deteriorated. Most of the participants of the poll said their financial conditions remained unchanged.

The issues that cause the biggest concern include an increase in prices for goods and services and the increasing alcohol abuse and drug abuse.

The absolute majority of people (81 per cent) called the social and political situation in the country ‘stable’. Only 2 per cent of the respondents said they might consider taking part in protests.

However, according to the recent poll conducted on December 2013 by the Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies (IISEPS), the approval rating of Aliaksandr Lukashenka made only 37,7 per cent, while electoral rating – 34, 8 per cent.