Sargsyan is Armenia's next most probably president - poll

[Torosian Aram]

Russia & CIS Presidential Bulletin
February 1, 2008


SARGSYAN IS ARMENIA'S NEXT MOST PROBABLE PRESIDENT - POLL


The majority of Armenians (67%) are ready to vote for Armenian Prime
Minister, leader of the Armenian Republican Party Serzh Sargsyan at
the presidential elections slated for February 19, show the results
of a poll conducted by the Sociometer sociological center in all
Armenian regions last weekend.

Leader of the Orinats Yerkir (the Rule of Law) party, former
parliamentary speaker Artur Baghdasarian could win 9% of votes,
Armenian ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosian - 6%, candidate from the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun - 3%, leader of the
National Unity Artashes Gegamian - 2%, and leader of the National
Democratic Union Vazgen Manukian - 1.5%.

The approval ratings of three more candidates for the Armenian
presidency: former aide to the president of the breakaway republic of
Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikian, leader of the People's Party Tigran
Karapetian, and leader of the National Consent party, are close to
zero.