The share of respondents who said they trusted Vladimir Putin reached 74.7% in a public opinion poll conducted in Russia. In the survey carried out from October 5 to 11, 20.5% of participants said they did not trust the Russian president.
Putin's approval rating stands at 69.4%
Some 69.4% of respondents approved of Putin's performance as president. The share of those who did not share this view was recorded at 19.7%.

The share of respondents who supported the work of the Russian government was 44.3%, while the share who disapproved stood at 21.7%. Trust in Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was measured at 55.6%, while 24.5% said they did not trust him.
United Russia leads party preferences
The survey also asked participants which party they would vote for if parliamentary elections were held the following Sunday. United Russia ranked first with 33.4%.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 17.4% support, while LLPR's share was 10.3%. The New People party received 8.9%, while A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth stood at 4.1%. Some 10.5% of respondents said they would vote for parties outside parliament.

Survey included 1.6 thousand people
The survey, conducted at the initiative of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, included 1.6 thousand people over the age of 18. In the study, which used a combined sampling method, half of the interviews, or 50%, were conducted by telephone using Sputnik technology. Route sampling was used for the other 50% of the interviews.
The margin of error for the survey was announced as 2.5%.