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Mediamax, Armenia
APril 28 2012
Armenia's ruling party leads in opinion poll ahead of May election
Yerevan, 28 April. According to the poll conducted by the Gallup
Organization and Armenian Sociological Association upon the request of
ArmNews TV channel, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the
Prosperous Armenia party are the leaders on the eve of the elections.
The poll was held among 1,015 voters on the whole territory of Armenia
on 16-22 April, Mediamax reports.
Member of the Board of Directors of Gallup Europe Rasa Alishauskene
said today that according to the results of the poll, 39 per cent of
the polled are ready to vote for the RPA and 26 per cent for the
Prosperous Armenia party.
Some 7 per cent of the polled are going to vote for the Armenian
National Congress (ANC), 5 per cent - for the Orinats Yerkir party and
Dashnaktsutyun each, 4 per cent for the Heritage party, 2 per cent for
the Communist Party, 0.5 per cent for Democratic Party of Armenia, 0.4
per cent for the United Armenians party.
Rasa Alishauskene noted that 38 per cent of the polled believe that
free and fair elections will held and 53 per cent hold the opposite
opinion.
Some 66 per cent of the polled stated that they will definitely take
part in the parliamentary elections and 23 per cent noted that they
may possible participate.
Rasa Alishauskene said that according to the results of the research,
television in Armenia is still the most important source of political
information, "oral source" is the second and internet is the third.
Chairman of the Sociological Association of Armenia Gevorg Poghosyan
noted that the results of the poll confirmed the marked European
orientation of the Armenian people. "Some 69 per cent of the polled
noted that Armenia should become an EU member in the future.
Simultaneously, 80 per cent of the polled want Armenia to remain a
part of the CIS," said Gevorg Poghosyan.
The poll also showed that settlement of social-economic issues -
employment and living standards in the first place - is one of the
most important problems for the Armenian people.
APril 28 2012
Armenia's ruling party leads in opinion poll ahead of May election
Yerevan, 28 April. According to the poll conducted by the Gallup
Organization and Armenian Sociological Association upon the request of
ArmNews TV channel, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the
Prosperous Armenia party are the leaders on the eve of the elections.
The poll was held among 1,015 voters on the whole territory of Armenia
on 16-22 April, Mediamax reports.
Member of the Board of Directors of Gallup Europe Rasa Alishauskene
said today that according to the results of the poll, 39 per cent of
the polled are ready to vote for the RPA and 26 per cent for the
Prosperous Armenia party.
Some 7 per cent of the polled are going to vote for the Armenian
National Congress (ANC), 5 per cent - for the Orinats Yerkir party and
Dashnaktsutyun each, 4 per cent for the Heritage party, 2 per cent for
the Communist Party, 0.5 per cent for Democratic Party of Armenia, 0.4
per cent for the United Armenians party.
Rasa Alishauskene noted that 38 per cent of the polled believe that
free and fair elections will held and 53 per cent hold the opposite
opinion.
Some 66 per cent of the polled stated that they will definitely take
part in the parliamentary elections and 23 per cent noted that they
may possible participate.
Rasa Alishauskene said that according to the results of the research,
television in Armenia is still the most important source of political
information, "oral source" is the second and internet is the third.
Chairman of the Sociological Association of Armenia Gevorg Poghosyan
noted that the results of the poll confirmed the marked European
orientation of the Armenian people. "Some 69 per cent of the polled
noted that Armenia should become an EU member in the future.
Simultaneously, 80 per cent of the polled want Armenia to remain a
part of the CIS," said Gevorg Poghosyan.
The poll also showed that settlement of social-economic issues -
employment and living standards in the first place - is one of the
most important problems for the Armenian people.