President Vladimir Putin’s public trust rating rose slightly to 77.9%, according to the latest data from the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM), TASS reported on July 25.

The poll, conducted between July 14 and July 20 among 1,600 adults across Russia, found that 77.9% of respondents said they trusted Putin — an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous week. However, approval of the president’s overall job performance declined marginally to 74.4%, a drop of 0.3%.

Trust in Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also increased, rising by 0.7% to 59.7%. Approval of his job performance stood at 50.4%, a slight increase of 0.1%. The Russian government’s overall approval rating rose by 1% to 49.9%.

Support for political parties showed minor shifts. The ruling United Russia party saw a small decline of 0.2% to 33.1%. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) dropped 0.6% to 9.6%, while the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) fell 0.2% to 10.9%. A Just Russia–For Truth party gained 0.2%, reaching 4.1%, and the New People party increased by 0.9% to 7.1%.

Among party leaders, CPRF head Gennady Zyuganov retained a trust level of 31.6%, unchanged from the previous week. Trust in A Just Russia–For Truth leader Sergey Mironov rose by 0.1% to 29.2%, while LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky saw a 0.9% drop to 22%. Alexey Nechayev of the New People party increased his trust rating by 1.3%, reaching 10%.

“When asked directly if they trusted Putin, 77.9% of participants responded affirmatively,” VTsIOM stated.

The agency did not provide a margin of error for the survey.