Overview
- The SOCIS survey, published Thursday, tested hypothetical presidential and parliamentary races and found shifting support toward military and security leaders.
- For president, Zelenskyy leads with 22.6% of all respondents, with Zaluzhnyi at 19.3% and Budanov at 10.5%; Budanov ranks as the top fallback choice if a favorite is absent.
- In the parliamentary test among decided, definite voters, a Zaluzhnyi-led party polls first at 21% and a Budanov-led party is second at 15.3%, with several other groups near or above the 5% entry bar.
- Parties projected to clear the 5% threshold include a bloc of city and regional officials at 13.7%, Servant of the People at 11.5%, European Solidarity at 8.9%, and an Azov party at 6%, while the 3rd Assault Brigade party sits at 4.9%.
- Turnout signals are strong for a future vote, as 54.8% say they would definitely take part and another 22.1% say they are likely to vote, though the poll excludes occupied and active-combat areas and has a roughly 2.5% margin of error based on 1,204 CATI interviews conducted March 12–18.