Again he asked for the same thing, only differently: he got a different answer to the presidency

The idea to commission a new survey came from Rytis Zaloga, an active social media player. She phrased the question as follows: “Do you agree that Lithuania should ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence?” The survey was conducted by Vilmorus.

“The state of Lithuania, with its will and wisdom, has been created by our nation for centuries. That is why we must listen to his voice. There is no need to fear people, even if they are angry and tired.

What you have already noticed here is 56.2%. In May 2021, the Lithuanian population over 18 years of age said yes / soon yes to the Istanbul Convention, when the question was asked using their real name, ”wrote R. Zaloga.

Without a doubt irony, the opinion leader criticized the Presidency for his leadership choice.

So I’ll just remind you that in April, the Presidency with the President at the forefront chose another course of action, in my humble opinion, very different rather than leadership, and in chess terms, made the usual move to buckwheat. and asked if we ratify the Istanbul Convention?

So that people know better, let’s do what people want.
And the nation, of course, answered and answered the question: 22.1 percent. Yes / Rather yes; 48.8 percent. No / Better than not; 29.2 percent. he had no opinion.

We close the question, Lithuania is not ready yet, what is not clear to whom? But who could have thought that people have an opinion on documents that they have not read? I.
Who would have thought that in sociology it is so important to ask a question correctly? Probably someone has studied social sciences, including Paulius Ambrazevičius, who also studied social sciences, ”wrote R. Zaloga.

Namely, Facebook activists who decided to make fun of him vomited and conducted their own survey.

“So we discovered two wonderful things: people do not have to familiarize themselves with the documents to have an opinion on them and the fact that thanks to the Great Family March (thank you Arturas Orlauskas, respect!) The people, the nation, the majority, (whatever) and want to ratify the Istanbul Convention – although the numbers show, uh, we have a public opinion poll conducted just for the week of the Great Family March and its results, and we all know that you often have enough understanding and often there is much more to it than just politicians, is that it, President?

I wish the politicians a delicious manipulation for the next term and a good day. And I really want to get the issue back on the Seimas agenda; the polls show that the nation is ready ”, said R. Zaloga through the polls carried out in this way.

Wondering why everyone just woke up now

Delfi asked Vilmorus’s manager, sociologist Vladas Gaidis, if such a survey had actually been conducted.

“Come on, come on, read the whole question,” the sociologist cheerfully urged, finally confirming that they actually did such a survey.

The director of the company himself sighed that instead of informing and explaining to people, customers were committed to those things.

“It just came to our attention then. I had a client, a lawyer, who couldn’t pronounce the word ‘bribery’ and he provided me with a definition. I’ll read it to you, the lawyer asked me the question: ‘There are known cases where you are allowed to provide certain services or provide non-statutory remuneration, you know? Has this happened to you? It’s from the Code, and the word ‘bribery’ isn’t there, so it’s formulated, “said V. Gaidys.

The sociologist said he didn’t ask that question this time.

“I put it here,” V. Gaidys said.

The head of the public opinion polling company withdrew a lot for these polls.

“Because of the word ‘Istanbul’, as much as sociologists have helped me, ‘there is no such concept. How could I do this? The ignorant and the brats ”, recalls V. Gaidys.

In general, he agreed that people should not be asked what they do not know.

“People shouldn’t be fooled by the wording, it’s not that easy to find the wording. I don’t even feel why it caused (such a storm). It was silent for thirty years. Where were all those thirty-year-olds? woke up: “Good morning. How could I be here? Who are the people here in Lithuania?” said V. Gaidys.

It all started with a presidential poll

Delphi has already announced a poll commissioned by the Office of the President conducted by the Vilmorus Center for Public Opinion and Market Research from April 8 to 17, which showed that 22.1% support the ratification of the Istanbul Convention and support it earlier. of those surveyed, 48.8 percent. 29.2% of those surveyed stated that they did not agree or not at all. he had no opinion on it.

You can read about it here.

This and other polls commissioned by the presidency have led to discussions about the extent to which such results influence the decisions of the head of state and whether such polls are generally appropriate.

In the social space, the active commentator R. Zaloga decided to order a question on the same document only using his real name. Vilmorus conducted a poll asking “Do you agree that Lithuania should ratify the Council of Europe Convention on violence against women and domestic violence and their fight?”

More than half – 56.2% – support or will soon support ratification of the convention. 26.4% of those surveyed did not support or rather did not support the ratification of said document. surveyed. 17.4 percent. he had no opinion on it.