Former army chief Zaluzhnyi enjoys increased belief, however Zelenskyy would win first spherical of presidential vote – survey

A brand new ballot has discovered that the extent of belief in Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is increased than in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however in a presidential election, about 35% of respondents would vote for Zelenskyy and about 25% for Zaluzhnyi.

Supply: a survey by the Score sociological group performed on 21-23 August 2025

Particulars: Belief in Zaluzhnyi stands at 74%, in contrast with 68% for Zelenskyy and 59% for Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov.

In the meantime, have been a presidential election to be held, Zelenskyy would obtain the best help (35.2% amongst all respondents), whereas Zaluzhnyi would come second (25.3%).

The chart reveals that since July 2025, Zelenskyy’s ranking has risen from 30.7% to 35.2%, whereas Zaluzhnyi’s has edged up from 24.8% to 25.3%.

In parliamentary elections, a hypothetical Zaluzhnyi Social gathering would come first with 23.7%, adopted by a hypothetical Zelenskyy Bloc at 19.7%. They might be trailed by European Solidarity (7.4%), the hypothetical Budanov Social gathering (6.4%), and the Azov Social gathering (5.9%).

In contrast with July, the ranking of the Zelenskyy Bloc has elevated from 14.3% to 19.7%, and that of the Zaluzhnyi Social gathering from 21.8% to 23.7%.

For reference: The survey was performed on 21-23 August 2025 utilizing the CATI methodology (computer-assisted phone interviews) primarily based on a random pattern of cell phone numbers. A complete of 1,600 respondents aged 18 and over have been interviewed in all oblasts, besides the briefly occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, in addition to territories the place, on the time of the survey, Ukrainian cell communication was unavailable. The pattern is consultant by age, intercourse and kind of settlement (margin of error not more than 2.5% with a 0.95 confidence degree).

Background: A survey by the Score sociological group performed on 22-27 July, confirmed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would obtain the best variety of votes within the subsequent presidential election, whereas a hypothetical "Zaluzhnyi Social gathering" would entice essentially the most help in a parliamentary vote.

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