IRI opinion poll of South Sudanese: “Country headed in the right direction”
JUBA, 8 December 2011 – An opinion poll conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) has revealed that South Sudanese feel that their country is headed in the right direction. The poll results also showed that the citizens overwhelmingly approve of the national government leaders and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), the country’s ruling party.
The poll results which were released last week also indicate that the majority of South Sudanese feel that the security situation in the country has improved in the past year. Crime and security – cattle raiding and local crime – alongside health were also identified as some of the issues that are of great importance to the citizens.
Although the poll results point to apparent gender-based inequality, the majority of the respondents expressed the willingness to support efforts to change the status quo. For instance, 79 percent indicated that women would make good legislators while 86 percent expressed readiness to vote for a female candidate in an election.
The nationwide survey sampled 2,225 South Sudanese adults from all the ten states of South Sudan. The study was organized and analyzed by Pechter Polls while the data collection was done with the support of Samahi Ltd, a local South Sudanese research firm. The survey was conducted in the respondent’s choice of language. The margin of error did not exceed plus or minus 21 percent.
A non-partisan, non-profit organization, the IRI advances freedom and democracy worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, democratic governance, and the rule of law. The IRI has operated in South Sudan since 2002.
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