Most Ukrainians support the unification of the government and the opposition during the war — KIIS poll
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Almost half of Ukrainians support the creation of a coalition of national unity and a Government of National Salvation. If the goal of such a union is to ensure joint responsibility of the authorities and the opposition for key decisions during the war, 66% of citizens have a positive attitude towards it.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), conducted on September 12-21, 2026 , commissioned by the public organization “ Forum”.
According to the study, 48% of respondents positively perceive the idea of creating a coalition of national unity and a Government of National Salvation. 11% of respondents expressed a negative attitude , the rest have a neutral position or are undecided .
The attitude towards such an initiative is almost independent of the level of trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky. Among those who fully trust the head of state, 47% support the creation of a coalition , and among those who rather trust it , 45%. 13% and 9%, respectively , have a negative attitude towards this idea .
At the same time, support for the union increases if its goal is not the distribution of positions, but joint responsibility of the government and the opposition for key decisions during the war. In this scenario , 66% of respondents expressed a positive attitude , while 7% expressed a negative one .
Most of the president’s supporters and opponents also support the creation of a coalition on the condition that the government and the opposition share joint responsibility .
Executive Director of KIIS Anton Hrushetsky noted that in Ukraine , there is generally a positive attitude towards the idea of a broad coalition of patriotic forces, which could contribute to more coordinated and effective work during the war.
At the same time, he said , the specific conditions for creating such a coalition could change attitudes toward it. In particular, the composition of the coalition members and the candidacy of the prime minister will be important .
Hrushetsky also recalled the results of a February 2024 KIIS survey , when respondents were asked about the factors behind Ukraine’s success in the war. At that time, cooperation between the government and the opposition and the creation of a broad coalition of patriotic forces were considered important by 22% of respondents. This option took fifth place among the nine proposed answers.
According to the executive director of KIIS, society is interested in steps towards unity, but Ukrainians must understand what practical results the creation of a broad coalition will bring for the country .
How the survey was conducted
KIIS surveyed 1,002 adult citizens of Ukraine who were living in government -controlled territory at the time of the study . The survey was conducted through telephone interviews based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
Under normal circumstances, the statistical error for indicators close to 50% did not exceed 4.1%. The institute noted that in wartime conditions , a certain systematic deviation may be added to the formal error .