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The rift between citizens and politicians is growing just a few months before the parliamentary elections while at the same time the credibility of independent institutions is enhanced. 

A new survey by StockWatch with a sample of 600 households shows a declining credibility for the executive and legislative powers and political parties. 

At the same time, an improvement is recorded in the image of the attorney general, the central bank and the courts. The reliability of the university of Cyprus and the auditor general remain high. 

As seen from the table, political parties received the lowest score among state institutions (2,1) compared with 2,3 in the previous survey while politicians were also low-rated with a 2,3. 

As in the previous survey, the university of Cyprus is considered the most reliable institution in Cyprus with a score of 7,3 out of 10 from 7,4 in May 2015. 

The rating for the auditor general reached 6,3 from 6,1 in May 2015, with the recent interventions slightly boosting his image. 

Police received a rating of 5,4 from 5,7 in May and the armed forces 5,8 as previously. 

Local authorities are given a rating of 5,4, the same as in the previous survey. 

Improvement was seen in the attorney general's office, which takes a rating of 5 against 4 in May (amid the proceedings against Rikkos Erotokritou). 

A gradual recovery is witnessed in the credibility of the central bank with a score of 3,8 from 3,5 in May 2015. 

The Cyprus house of representatives takes a rating of 3,1 out of 10 compared with 3,5 in the previous survey. 

The government was rated with 3,9 from 4,2 in May 2015. 

The ministry of finance's rating reaches 4,4 - significantly above the government and the central bank. 

The Church improved its rating from 4,4 to 4,8. 

Reliability measurements are made by RAI on behalf of StockWatch. The sample size for households was 600 people. The coverage was nationwide, urban and rural areas, men and women 18 or older. 

The methodology was multistage stratified random sampling. 

The data collection method was through telephone interviews from the call center of RAI.

The survey was conducted between 11-15 January 2016.

Courtesy Of Stockwatch Cyprus