South Ossetia's inhabitants believe that the republic is a part of Russia

The International Institute of the Newly Established States and the South Ossetian State University have carried out an opinion poll in South Ossetia on the topic 'A social portrait of Ossetia: the citizen and the state'. Its results were presented on Monday in Tskhinvali in the building of the university. The poll was carried out from the 8th and the 13th of April throughout the whole territory of the republic, including cities and the countryside, Georgia today reports, citing IA REGNUM.

The poll has been kept representative in all the criteria: age, gender, and social position. The poll was carried out in the form of an interview with participating students in their last year of university. 1039 people were questioned. The margin of error is no more than 2%.

The poll was developed by specialists of the International Institute of the Newly Established States in collaboration with sociologists of the Moscow center SOCIUM and the Kiev Academy of Human Studies. According to the results of the research, 43% constantly follow the political life of the republic, follow more often than not - 35%, less often - 11%, and 11% do not follow political life at all.

42% evaluated the work of the Ossetian president positively, 20% satisfactorily, 14% negatively.

Those questioned considered the future of South Ossetia to be tied in with the following politicians: E. Kokoyky (45%), S. Kochiyev (7%), V. Brovtsev (6%), Z. Gassiyev (2%), Z. Kokoyev (1%), M. Tskhovreboyeva (1%), K. Pliyev (1%), Y. Dzitssoyty (7%) and A. Jussoyev (7%).

To the question 'Does South Ossetia have any future as an independent state?' 51% of respondents answered positively, 14% - negatively. To the question 'Which statement is closer to you - 1) Ossetia is
independent 2) Ossetia is a part of Georgia 3) Ossetia is a part of Russia?' 67% responded 'a part of Russia', 33% responded 'independent' and 0% responded 'a part of Georgia'.