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    Centre for Public Opinion and Democracy, Canada
    Dec 10 2004

    Plans For Nagorno-Karabakh Split Armenians



    (ARC-CPOD) Dec. 10, 2004 - Armenians are divided over which political
    leader is best positioned to resolve the crisis in the
    Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to a poll by Vox Populi. 26 per
    cent of respondents would choose current president Robert Kocharian,
    while 21 per cent would pick former head of state Levon
    Ter-Petrossian.

    The Nagorno-Karabakh region is controlled by ethnic Armenians - who
    consider the area an independent republic - but is claimed by
    Azerbaijan as part of its territory. A war broke out in the early
    1990s between both nations, ending in an unofficial truce negotiated
    by Russia in 1994.

    In 1991, Ter-Petrossian became Armenia's first post-Soviet president.
    In February 1998, Ter-Petrossian was forced to resign after several
    cabinet members - including Kocharian, who acted as prime minister at
    the time - failed to support a peace proposal that called for a gradual
    settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh question.

    In a rare interview conducted last month, Ter-Petrossian criticized
    Kocharian, saying his policies on Nagorno-Karabakh have led to "sad
    consequences" for Armenia.

    Kocharyan was born in Nagorno-Karabakh and once headed its
    government. Armenia is the only country that recognizes
    Nagorno-Karabakh as a sovereign state.

    Polling Data

    Who do you think is better placed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict?

    Robert Kocharian
    26%

    Levon Ter-Petrossian
    21%

    Neither
    29%

    Undecided
    24%



    Source: Vox Populi
    Methodology: Interviews to 668 Armenians, conducted in November 2004.
    No margin of error was provided.
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