Among the listed constitutional amendments discussed as of February 2020, the majority of Russians expressed support to adding clauses that obliged the state to provide availability and quality of healthcare and social support to children, as per 97 and 96 percent of survey participants, respectively. Five percent of respondents stated they would rather not support adding to the Constitution the prohibition for state officials to hold citizenship or a residence permit of another country.
Would you rather support or not support the following amendments to the Constitution?*
Characteristic
Will rather support
Will rather not support
State provides availability and quality of healthcare
97%
2%
State must provide social support to children**
96%
3%
Minimum wage is no lower than the standard of living***
95%
4%
Yearly pension indexation
94%
5%
No territory of Russia can be separated from Russia
94%
5%
Prohibition for governors to have a foreign citizenship / residence permit
93%
6%
Animal protection, building a responsible attitude to animals
89%
7%
Russia takes measures to maintain, strengthen global peace and security****
89%
8%
Environmental protection, preservation of Russia's unique natural diversity
88%
9%
Guaranteed targeted social support, social payments indexation
* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Imagine the following suggestions were put to a referendum on Constitutional amendments in Russia. Please tell, would you rather support or not support the following amendments to the Constitution?"
** Original wording: "Children are the most important asset of Russia. The state must provide social support to them."
*** Original wording: "The state is responsible for protection of working Russians' rights. The minimum wage is no lower than the standard of living."
**** Original wording: "Russia takes measures to maintain and strengthen international peace and security, provide peaceful coexistence of states and peoples."
The figures do not sum up to 100 because the rest of respondents found it difficult to answer the question.
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