Support for Prime Minister Kristen Michal drops to record low in recent poll
A new poll shows Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal's approval rating has fallen to 4%, while opposition leader Urmas Reinsalu leads with 20% support.
According to a poll conducted by Turu-uuringute AS and commissioned by Delfi, Prime Minister Kristen Michal's (Reform Party) approval rating has fallen to a record low of 4% in June. His previous low was 6% in May. The same level of support – 4% – was recorded for Eesti 200 leader Kristina Kallas.
The top candidate for prime minister is Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu with 20% support, followed by Center Party leader Mihhail Kõlvart at 16%. A month earlier, the two were tied. Support for other party leaders remains below 10%: EKRE leader Martin Helme and Parempoolsed leader Lavly Perling each received 9%, while Social Democratic Party leader Lauri Läänemets got 8%.
Reinsalu holds a commanding lead in rural areas, where 27% of respondents support him. Kõlvart and Helme each received 11%, Perling 10%, Läänemets 7%, Michal 4%, and Kallas 2%. Reinsalu is also especially popular among people with lower levels of education – those with primary, basic, or vocational education without upper secondary education – with 30% support from that group.
Delfi noted that Michal's low rating reflects public disappointment with the governing Reform Party, whose own support stood at 12% in the same poll.
