Public disapproval of the Lithuanian government has increased, while ratings for political parties and potential prime ministerial candidates remained largely stable in May, a Spinter Tyrimai poll for the Delfi news website has shown.
In May, 34.6 percent of respondents viewed the government’s performance as “rather negative”, while 39.6 percent rated it as “negative”. In April, these figures stood at 40.7 percent and 33.5 percent, respectively.
The data suggests that while the overall sentiment toward the cabinet remains unchanged, the intensity of negative perceptions has increased.
The survey shows 16.7 percent of Lithuanians viewed the government positively in May, compared with 17.5 percent in April. Meanwhile, 9.1 percent of respondents were undecided or did not answer, up from 8.3 percent the previous month.
Most voters saw Ingira Šimonytė from the Conservatives as the top choice for prime minister with 15.1 percent (down from 16.8 percent in April), followed by Liberal Movement leader Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen at 6.4 percent (up from 5.7 percent) and Nemunas Dawn leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis at 5.3 percent (down from 5.5 percent).
Conservative leader Laurynas Kasčiūnas ranked fourth with 4.1 percent (up from 2.4 percent), followed by Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union leader Aurelijus Veryga at 3.9 percent (up from 3.5 percent).
Social Democrat Ruginienė placed sixth, mentioned by 3.7 percent of respondents (up from 3.5 percent).
In terms of party rankings, the Conservatives were most popular with 15.5 percent support (down from 15.8 percent), followed by the Social Democrats at 8.9 percent (up from 7.6 percent) and the Liberal Movement at 7.6 percent (down from 7.7 percent).
Nemunas Dawn garnered 6.3 percent support (down from 6.6 percent), while the Farmers and Greens Union received 5.7 percent (down from 8.5 percent).
According to the poll, no other parties would cross the 5 percent threshold required to enter parliament.
The survey indicated that 12.1 percent of respondents would not vote (down from 15.2 percent), while 24.1 percent were undecided or did not answer, compared with 21 percent in April.
Spinter Tyrimai conducted the poll between May 18 and 30, surveying 1,015 adult respondents via online and telephone interviews.
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