More than half of surveyed Ukrainians support reaching a compromise peace and holding elections – poll

Majority of Ukrainians (65.3%) support holding elections after martial law is lifted.

This is according to a March poll conducted by Socis.

Another 26.3% believe that elections should be postponed for “a certain period” after the war ends.

When it comes to public trust, former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi leads with 62% of respondents expressing some level of trust in him. President Volodymyr Zelensky is in second place with 50.5%, followed by the head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, with 46.2%.

The poll also shows that more than half of Ukrainians support reaching a compromise peace.

When asked, “Which scenario for the war’s development do you lean toward?”, 56.5% answered: “Seeking a compromise solution with the involvement of international leaders to end the war.”

Another 17.2% support a “freeze” of the conflict: “Ceasing hostilities and temporarily freezing the conflict along the current line of contact.”

This means over 70% of respondents are in favor of compromise, negotiations, or freezing the conflict.

Only 11% want to continue fighting until Ukraine regains its 1991 borders, while 7.7% favor fighting until the borders of February 23, 2022.

It’s also worth noting that, according to the same poll, 22% of Ukrainians are willing to enshrine neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status in the Constitution.

For the sake of a ceasefire, 32% are ready to abandon NATO membership, and 23% are willing to give up joining the European Union.