one-on-one №1 23.05.1996 (1996)

A program on the eve of the elections of the President of the Russian Federation.

The program presents data from sociological surveys conducted in Russia.

The participants of the program try to give their forecast for the results of the upcoming vote.

Both agree that two rounds of elections should be expected.

The main candidates are Boris Yeltsin and Gennady Zyuganov.

The issue of possible bias in forecasts and their dependence on the customer paying for the services of conducting a public opinion poll is raised.

Examples of discrepancies in the data of various organizations are given.

The need for independent sociological surveys reflecting the real mood in society is indicated.

The participants of the discussion talk about the changes taking place in socio-political life.

How do such problems as the situation in Chechnya, the division into rich and poor, and the increase in crime affect political views in various social groups.

They try to explain why positive forecasts and high ratings of sociological surveys do not always come true and what influence they have on the election results.