FOM-Ukraine

FOM-Ukraine was identified as a Ukrainian political sociology company created through a joint venture between FOM, the Moscow-based Russian Public Opinion Foundation, and the Ukrainian Marketing Group in Kyiv. Its documented field was public-opinion and political research. The available historical record does not specify the precise incorporation date, legal structure, management, staffing, or the full range of surveys conducted by the organization. The company is chiefly remembered in connection with Ukraine's 2004 presidential election. During that election, exit-polling and the presentation of survey results became politically sensitive. The available account states that results from FOM, which favored Viktor Yanukovych, were the only exit-poll results permitted to appear on television, while other polling results were censored. This made the FOM-related polling operation part of a wider dispute over information control and the credibility of election reporting. The 2004 episode is historically significant because the election generated widespread allegations of manipulation and helped trigger the Orange Revolution. However, the supplied source does not provide a detailed chronology of FOM-Ukraine's activities before or after the election, nor does it confirm whether the company continued operating under the same name. No reliable information is supplied about later ownership, executives, offices, financial performance, or a current corporate website. The organization's current status therefore remains unverified.

• 2004

  FOM-linked polling during the Ukrainian presidential election

  [1]FOM-Ukraineen.wikipedia.org

  FOM-linked exit-poll results favoring Viktor Yanukovych were reported as the only polling results allowed to be broadcast on television, while other polling results were censored.

A Ukraine-focused political sociology and polling venture linked to the Russian Public Opinion Foundation and the Ukrainian Marketing Group.

• Professional research services

  Political sociology research

  FOM-Ukraine was described as a political sociology company conducting research into public opinion and political attitudes in Ukraine. The available source does not identify specific recurring survey series, methodologies, clients, or commercial packages.

• Election research

  Election exit polls

  The organization is associated with election-related exit-polling, most notably the FOM-linked results reported during Ukraine's 2004 presidential election. No complete technical description of the surveys or polling sample is provided in the available material.

1. 1FOM-Ukraineen.wikipedia.org