Generally, Central and Eastern Europeans approve of shift to multiparty system and a free market economy % who approve of the change to a
On balance, people across the former Soviet bloc nations approve of the changeover to a multiparty electoral system and free market economy. Majorities in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania and the area corresponding to former East Germany all rate these transitions favorably.
Generally, Central and Eastern Europeans approve of  | shift to multiparty system and a free market economy  | % who approve of the change to a  | Multiparty system  | Market economy  | Poland  | 85%  | 85%  | East Germany*  | 85  | 83  | Czech Rep.  | 82  | 76  | Slovakia  | 74  | 71  | Hungary  | 72  | 70  | Lithuania  | 70  | 69  | Bulgaria  | 54  | 55  | Ukraine  | 51  | 47  | Russia  | 43  | 38  | * Respondents in areas corresponding to former German Democratic Republic  | Source: Spring 2019 Global corresponding Attitudes Survey. Q15a-b, e & Q16a-c.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 