Communists surpass Civic Democrats in poll

The Communist party has surpassed the Civic Democrats for the first time, becoming the second most popular party in the country, according to a poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency. The survey suggests that elections to the Chamber of Deputies would at present be won by the opposition Social Democrats with over one-third of the vote, followed by the Communists with one-fifth of the vote. Third and fourth places would go to the Civic Democrats and TOP 09. Voter turnout would be roughly two-thirds of the general public, the poll says.