Poll shows government popularity on the wane, down 5 points in three months

A survey by the OPOB market research company has revealed that 63% of Poles are dissatisfied with the Government, against just 38% in December. At the s ame time, the government's approval rating has fallen from 30% to 25%. The a ppraisal of Prime Minister Leszek Miller was less critical, with 39% of resp ondents saying he is doing his job well, while 40% disagreed. There is a hig h level of correlation between the opinions and the political affiliations o f the people polled. Even so, the popularity of the government has dwindled even among those who voted for it. Sixty-five percent of those who voted for the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and Labor Union (UP) still back it. As fo r the third coalition member, the Polish Peasants Party (PSL), backing has f allen even further, with 56% of its supporters now critical of the governmen t. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 7) M.K.