Survey: Russian Ruling Party "Swindlers and Thieves"

A survey conducted by the independent Levada Center shows that for the first time the majority of Russians (51%) agreed with the opinion that the ruling "United Russia" party is "the party of swindlers and thieves." "The party of swindlers and thieves" is a nickname of the ruling party popularized by prominent minority shareholder lawyer and anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny who is currently being tried on economic charges, which he calls absurd and politically motivated.

http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/11652321/partiya_dlya_bogatyh
http://www.levada.ru/29-04-2013/svyshe-poloviny-strany-schitaet-er-partiei-zhulikov-i-vorov
http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/navalny/1063530-echo/