More than half of Latvian residents assessed the work of the Seimas negatively

More than half of Latvian residents assessed the work of the current parliament negatively, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Public Opinion and Market Research of the republic.

The survey was conducted from September 12 to 16 through an online survey; 1,005 Latvian citizens were surveyed. Respondents were asked what rating they would give to the work of the current Sejm if it were assessed on a ten-point scale, where “1” is very bad and “10” is excellent.

“The lowest possible rating was most often given - one point, which was chosen by 21.1% of respondents. Another 19.7% gave the Sejm three points, and 9.9% - two points. In total, 50.7% of respondents rated the work of the Sejm as one to three points,” the center said in a statement.

Sociologists note that the survey shows a sharply critical attitude of the public towards the work of the current Sejm: more than half of the respondents gave the parliament between one and three points, with the lowest possible score most often chosen.

Another 27.7% of respondents gave the work of parliamentarians four or five points, and only 17.6% of Latvian citizens rated their work in the range of six to ten points. Another 3.9% of respondents were unable to answer the question.