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US organization denies conducting opinion poll in Azerbaijan
Turan news agency
9 Sep 05
Baku, 9 September: Chris Stewart, Gallup's global brand manager, has
denied Azerbaijani media reports alleging that an opinion poll had
been conducted in this country.
Chris Stewart said in a statement forwarded to Turan news agency that
a number of Azerbaijani media outlets reported that Gallup had
allegedly conducted an opinion poll ahead of the election. "There has
been no such opinion poll.
This is not true. Gallup and its sections have not conducted opinion
polls in Azerbaijan. We are not planning to conduct opinion polls
before the election or exit polls on election day," the statement
said.
[Passage omitted: the conduct of opinion polls requires organizational
work] On 11 May 2005, Azartac state news agency reported that the US
Gallup Organization had conducted opinion polls in Azerbaijan, Georgia
and Armenia to find out the ratings of the leaders of a number of
countries. According to the same source, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev's popularity rating is 77 per cent.
Turan news agency
9 Sep 05
Baku, 9 September: Chris Stewart, Gallup's global brand manager, has
denied Azerbaijani media reports alleging that an opinion poll had
been conducted in this country.
Chris Stewart said in a statement forwarded to Turan news agency that
a number of Azerbaijani media outlets reported that Gallup had
allegedly conducted an opinion poll ahead of the election. "There has
been no such opinion poll.
This is not true. Gallup and its sections have not conducted opinion
polls in Azerbaijan. We are not planning to conduct opinion polls
before the election or exit polls on election day," the statement
said.
[Passage omitted: the conduct of opinion polls requires organizational
work] On 11 May 2005, Azartac state news agency reported that the US
Gallup Organization had conducted opinion polls in Azerbaijan, Georgia
and Armenia to find out the ratings of the leaders of a number of
countries. According to the same source, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev's popularity rating is 77 per cent.