March 26, 2018
1001 Iraqi Thoughts commissioned a public opinion survey in Iraq to explore voter trends ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 12th May 2018. The nationwide poll was conducted between 17-21 March featuring 1,066 telephone interviews across all 18 provinces through randomly selected mobile numbers. Interviews were weighted against population distributions and gender on the provincial level.
The results show a number of key findings:
- The Iraqi Army enjoys the highest level of trust among key state institutions.
- Haider Al-Abadi’s performance as prime minister enjoys high favorability at 79% nationwide. Among leading politicians, he is also the most popular, followed by Moqtada Al-Sadr and Hadi Al-Ameri.
- While Abadi’s Al-Nasr coalition registered the highest level of support, nearly two-thirds said they had still not decided who to vote for, which can be attributed in part to the fact that the official candidate lists have yet to be released.
- Services, job opportunities and security are the three most important issues of concern for voters.
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Trust in state institutions
Q: To what extent do you have confidence in the following state institutions?
PM Al-Abadi’s favorability
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of Haider Al-Abadi’s performance as prime minister?
Favorability of leading politicians
Q: What is your view of the following politicians?
Participation in elections
Q: Do you plan to take part in the 2018 parliamentary elections?
Key electoral issues of concern
Q: What are your top two issues of concern when deciding on who to vote for in the elections?
Projected voting patterns
Q: Who will you vote for in the 2018 parliamentary elections?
