Poll: Zaluzhny And Fedorov Would Defeat Zelenskyy In The Election
- 7.08.2026, 18:38
The current president of Ukraine would have defeated Poroshenko.
According to the results of a survey conducted by the Center for Social and Marketing Research Socis, published on August 6, if presidential elections were held in Ukraine in the near future, the second round would feature incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, now Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valeriy Zaluzhnyy.
In the first round, Zelenskyy would receive 22.3% of the vote, while Zaluzhnyy would receive 21.4%. They are followed by former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov with 13.1%, Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyrylo Budanov with 8.3%, and former President Petro Poroshenko — 6.1%.
According to the survey data, in a runoff, Zaluzhny would defeat Zelenskyy, garnering 66.2% of the vote against 33.8% among respondents who have made up their minds and intend to vote. According to the poll, Fedorov or Budanov would also achieve a similar result if they advanced to the second round against the incumbent president. In a hypothetical matchup against Petro Poroshenko, however, Zelenskyy would emerge victorious.
If elections to the Verkhovna Rada were held in the near future, the hypothetical political blocs led by Valery Zaluzhny (19.4%) and Mikhail Fedorov (17.9%) would receive the most support. The “Servant of the People” party would come in third with 12.7%, while Kirill Budanov’s hypothetical bloc would garner 9.7%.
Attitudes Toward Personnel Decisions
The majority of survey participants viewed Mikhail Fedorov’s resignation as defense minister negatively. 62.5% of respondents either completely or somewhat did not support this decision, while 19.6% viewed it positively.
More than half of those surveyed believe that protests against the minister’s resignation will not affect the country’s defense capabilities. Another 16.6% believe the protests could strengthen the country’s defense capabilities, while 16.3% believe they will, on the contrary, weaken them.
At the same time, the majority of respondents supported the resignation of former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, which had previously been reported by the media amid his alleged conflict with Fedorov and public protests.
The survey was conducted from July 28 to August 2 using face-to-face interviews (CAPI) among 2,000 adult residents of territories controlled by Ukraine where no active hostilities are taking place. The stated margin of error for the survey is ±2.6 percentage points.