Executive Midterm Approval Polling - June 2025




EBC June 2025 Executive Midterm Polling
An analysis of the midterm polling results
Written by ICH​



For this set of midterm approval polls, the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) has experimented with a different system to get a more accurate picture of people’s views on the Executive as the term reaches the halfway point. As a result, it would not be possible to compare the numbers expressed in the previous set of approval polls to the ones that we obtained through this polling on a number-by-number basis. However, we will still aim to provide a rough comparison of how the Ministers’ performances compare to those of the Ministers last term.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of the Ervald Administration so far this term!


From the 26 responses we have received on this certain question, the Ervald Executive has averaged a rating of 5.54, a very impressive feat for any Administration in general. A closer look into the numbers will reveal that the percentage of non-satisfied respondents (11.5%) have stayed roughly the same from that in the May 2025 End-of-Term approval ratings of the Grea Kriopia Administration (11.1%). It is however interesting to note that a slice of the respondents were dissatisfied with the Administration, albeit a small one (7.7%), while none of the respondents in the last set of approval polls gave the Grea Kriopia Administration a thumbs-down. While the Executive has a lot of reasons to be happy with an average rating of 5.54, it also needs to keep a note of some of the concerns raised by respondents about communications and organisation if it were to retain this standing going into the later stage of the term.

Is Europeia heading in the right direction?


In what should not be a major surprise after going through the numbers on the previous question, a large majority of the respondents (77.7%) are of the view that Europeia is headed in the right direction. However, it can be observed that a higher percentage of respondents (22.2%) is on the fence about this compared to the percentage of respondents who had a neutral/dissatisfied opinion of the Administration (11.5%). This indicates that there’s a small chunk of voters who might have been happy with the current Administration’s performance but are still unconvinced by the long-term outlook on the region’s health, which is also reflected in the comments of one of the respondents.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of President Ervald so far this term!

With an average rating of 5.65, Ervald’s ratings largely reflect those of his Administration, with only a slight variance in enthusiasm amongst the crowd of respondents who are satisfied with both the Administration and President Ervald himself. Compared to President Grea Kriopia’s ratings at the end of last term who had secured an astounding 100% approval rating, while Ervald’s ratings took a slight beating, the President should nonetheless be pleased with the ratings in its own right, securing a thumbs-up from 23 out of the 27 respondents on the question. Respondents have praised the President’s communications skills, staff management and the proper implementation of some of the ideas he has had.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Vice President Kuramia so far this term!

Vice-President Kuramia has fared slightly worse than President Ervald, securing an average rating of 5.32 which is slightly lower than President Ervald’s 5.65. This could be attributed to the age-old issue that has plagued almost every Vice-President in the past: lower visibility compared to the President’s and this is acknowledged in the comments of one of the respondents who noted that Kuramia was noticeably less visible than contemporary Vice-Presidents like Grea Kriopia. However, Kuramia has reasons to be happy with this rating as they have significantly improved on the immediate past Vice-President Sincluda’s numbers. In the last set of approval polls, 44.4% of respondents were not satisfied with Vice-President Sincluda’s performance at the end of the term. However, this percentage has dropped to 20% in Vice-President Kuramia’s case.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Grand Admiral Sincluda so far this term!

Except for one respondent who had a neutral opinion of Grand Admiral Sincluda’s performance, all of the respondents approved of the ERN’s performance under the leadership of Sincluda who has received an average rating of 5.67, surpassing the numbers of even the President and Vice-President. He has slightly improved on the numbers of the immediate previous Grand Admiral Kuramia with 95.8% of respondents viewing his leadership in a positive light, compared to 83.3% who viewed Kuramia’s time at the helm of the ERN in a similar way. Noticeably, 3 respondents chose not to answer this question which could be due to a significant chunk of the citizenry’s unfamiliarity with the R/D part of the gameplay. Respondents were quick to point out the “operational successes” won by the ERN at the battlefield under Sincluda’s leadership though they have also raised issues with some aspects of the Grand Admiral’s man-management namely the “lack of training” and the “slipping” sailor numbers.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Interior m88youngling so far this term!

Respondents were full of praise for the Minister of Interior M88Youngling, with one respondent in particular praising them as “very competent” and even earning the tag of the “best Minister of Gameside” from one respondent. The rosy comments section is also reflected in their approval ratings, with them notching up an impressive average rating of 5.20, with a whooping 60% of respondents content with the efforts they have put in as Minister. However, a not-insignificant percentage of respondents (32%) expressed a neutral opinion of their performance this term, which could be attributed to some of the respondents finding the new system the Minister has put in place this term as “complicated” or to the fact that a chunk of the citizenry do not particularly pay a significant amount of attention to the on-site part of the region.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Communications Andusre so far this term!

Minister of Communications Andusre has got off to a strong start, averaging a rating of 5.36. Only 24% of the respondents were of a not-satisfactory opinion on his performance this term, while it was more than 50% in the previous Minister United Vietussia’s case at the end of last term. Respondents were largely of the opinion that it was too early to judge him given he was called in to serve in the middle of the term after United Vietussia left this position. Some respondents praised the “strong start” he has gotten off to though there was one respondent who particularly felt that his performance “seems to have dropped off a bit”.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the performance of former Minister of Communications UV:

Out of all the Ministers polled, United Vietussia (UV) seems to have polled the worst, securing an average rating of only 3.58 out of 7. Half of the respondents who answered this question were dissatisfied with his performance before he resigned, up from 16.7% who had a similar feeling about his performance at the end of the last term. Only 16.6% of the respondents were satisfied with his performance, on the other hand. Respondents were of the view that he should have “passed on a second term”, noting the difficult spell he had at the helm of the Ministry this term.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of MoWAA Amalteia so far this term:

The Minister of World Assembly Affairs has secured an impressive average rating of 5.92, matching the high numbers of the immediate previous Minister of World Assembly Affairs Sanjurika at the end of last term. 88.9% of the respondents were satisfied with Sanjurika’s performance in the last set of approval polls and a very similar percentage (88%) of respondents also think positively of Amalteia’s time in office. The comments section was also full of praise for the Minister, with one respondent remarking “so so good” when asked their opinion on the Minister’s performance. However, even despite the almost unanimous praise of the Minister, some respondents have found room for a little bit of criticism especially over the issue that “ifvs aren't always given enoigh time to be looked over,” suggesting that there’s still room for improvement.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Foreign Affairs GK so far this term:

In what should be a delightful development for the Foreign Minister Grea Kriopia (GK), she has secured the highest rating out of all the Ministers polled, an astonishing 6.16. More than half of the respondents (56%) gave GK the highest-possible rating of 7 and in what should be icing on the cake, none of the respondents were unsatisfied with her performance in charge of the Ministry. She has roughly matched the immediate past Foreign Minister’s Ervald’s numbers at the end of the term, getting a 92% satisfaction rating against Ervald’s 94.4%. These numbers are even more impressive when considering that the Ministry’s behind-the-scenes nature means that some of the respondents might not have “seen much”, at least according to one of the comments.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Culture SkyGreen so far this term:


Even despite issues such as “summer slump” and the inactivity of the ministry workforce dragging the Ministry of Culture back, the respondents gave the Minister SkyGreen a glowing endorsement with an average rating of 6.08, the second highest amongst all the officers polled. Respondents seemed to have recognised that SkyGreen has been doing their best at discharging his duties as the Minister even despite the challenges plaguing the Ministry which according to them, is outside his control. Sky also seems to have vastly improved on his predecessor Lime’s numbers, securing an 87.5% satisfaction rate against Lime’s 50% at the end of the last term.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Radio Lime so far this term:

Respondents seem to have a polarised opinion on Minister of Radio Lime’s time at the helm of the Ministry so far. While 25% of the respondents gave Lime the maximum 7 out of 7, there was one respondent who gave him a very disappointing 2 out of 7. Some of these negative feelings could be attributed to his lack of responsiveness and proactivity, from what the respondents’ comments suggest. While an average score of 5.25 is decent in its own right, the respondents have made it clear which areas they want the Minister to improve on if he were to hold/improve on these numbers. Despite the issues with his performance according to some of the respondents, he seems to have made marginal improvements on his predecessor Sopo’s numbers at the end of the term, with a 75% satisfaction rate against Sopo’s 72.2%.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Minister of Outreach HEM so far this term:


If approval ratings are any indication, then the Ministry has slightly fallen behind under HEM’s stewardship, as one-thirds of the respondents didn’t give his performance a thumbs-up compared to 22.2% who didn’t give Malaxa a thumbs-up at the end of last term. Comments from some of the respondents suggest that the Ministry might do with some more public outreach if the Minister were to improve his numbers by the time the end-of-term approval polls roll out. The fact that 25% of the respondents have a neutral opinion of his performance reinforces the opinion that Minister HEM needs to do more if he were to shift people’s opinion in favour of his ministry.

Rate from 1 (disapprove) to 7 (approve) the overall performance of Attorney General Calvin Coolidge so far this term:

Attorney General Calvin Coolidge’s average rating of 4.92 seems to have been greatly influenced by the large chunk of respondents (45.8%) who have a neutral perspective of his time in office. This suggests the Attorney General will have to improve the visibility of his office if he is to improve on the 4.92 he has got in this set of approval polls. Compared to the end of last term, the numbers for the Attorney General have worsened, with Calvin getting a 50% satisfaction rating compared to his predecessor Comfed’s 77.8%.
 
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HEM said:
On the other hand, I feel like some of the perception that the Ministry has been quiet, or I've been quiet, seems to be mostly about vibes.
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It's vibes based on meaningless public displays of activity, like the opening address or roll call. These are everywhere - IFVs, weekly updates from the Goldenblock and EBC, naval operation reports etc.. Approval ratings have a lot more to do with signals of activity, regardless of whether anything useful is actually being accomplished.
 
Comfed said:
HEM said:
On the other hand, I feel like some of the perception that the Ministry has been quiet, or I've been quiet, seems to be mostly about vibes.
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It's vibes based on meaningless public displays of activity, like the opening address or roll call. These are everywhere - IFVs, weekly updates from the Goldenblock and EBC, naval operation reports etc.. Approval ratings have a lot more to do with signals of activity, regardless of whether anything useful is actually being accomplished.
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Honestly I wonder how many people that take these polls even do a cursory check of the ministries to see what content has been released
 
Comfed said:
HEM said:
On the other hand, I feel like some of the perception that the Ministry has been quiet, or I've been quiet, seems to be mostly about vibes.
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It's vibes based on meaningless public displays of activity, like the opening address or roll call. These are everywhere - IFVs, weekly updates from the Goldenblock and EBC, naval operation reports etc.. Approval ratings have a lot more to do with signals of activity, regardless of whether anything useful is actually being accomplished.
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This is true across the board and continues when talking about legacy of Presidents imo.
 
Comfed said:
HEM said:
On the other hand, I feel like some of the perception that the Ministry has been quiet, or I've been quiet, seems to be mostly about vibes.
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It's vibes based on meaningless public displays of activity, like the opening address or roll call. These are everywhere - IFVs, weekly updates from the Goldenblock and EBC, naval operation reports etc.. Approval ratings have a lot more to do with signals of activity, regardless of whether anything useful is actually being accomplished.
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I agree with this to an extent, but I also think if someone wanted to come at my throat saying that I haven't pressed any true "big picture" changes that fundamentally improve our recruitment operation, that could be fair criticism.

We didn't redo the recruitment telegram, we didn't come up with some kind of new technology, we didn't recruit a significant number of new recruiters.

But that isn't what I am picking up on from this poll or other limited feedback (e.g. oversight questions from the Senate).

An the other hand, we did do a good job at what we've been doing: Which is getting telegrams out the door.
 
HEM said:
Comfed said:
HEM said:
On the other hand, I feel like some of the perception that the Ministry has been quiet, or I've been quiet, seems to be mostly about vibes.
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It's vibes based on meaningless public displays of activity, like the opening address or roll call. These are everywhere - IFVs, weekly updates from the Goldenblock and EBC, naval operation reports etc.. Approval ratings have a lot more to do with signals of activity, regardless of whether anything useful is actually being accomplished.
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I agree with this to an extent, but I also think if someone wanted to come at my throat saying that I haven't pressed any true "big picture" changes that fundamentally improve our recruitment operation, that could be fair criticism.

We didn't redo the recruitment telegram, we didn't come up with some kind of new technology, we didn't recruit a significant number of new recruiters.

But that isn't what I am picking up on from this poll or other limited feedback (e.g. oversight questions from the Senate).

An the other hand, we did do a good job at what we've been doing: Which is getting telegrams out the door.
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Plus, it's not clear to me that we really need big changes in recruitment? I remember that getting people to recruit beyond a few super dedicated folks like LL, Calvin, etc. was always a big challenge (even if it was often ignored), but looking at who is recruiting now, I feel like we've never had it so good. UPC seems to have cracked the code on that by building a recruitment helper that is superior in basically every respect to the old one. I think it's unfair to criticize you for not pushing any big changes, and I agree that people weren't thinking of that anyways.
 
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