POLL SHOWS VOTER INDIFFERENCE TO COUNCIL ELECTION IN ARMENIAN CAPITAL
Mediamax, Armenia
April 3 2013
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Yerevan, 3 April: As of the results of the poll conducted by Sociometer
sociological centre on 29-30 March, only 21.4 per cent of the voters
are familiar with the order of Yerevan Council of Elders elections.
Director of the centre Aharon Adibekyan said that about 67 per cent
of the polled (1,290) are ready to take part in the Council of Elders
elections, Mediamax reports.
“16.7 per cent of the voters think that they will directly elect
Yerevan Mayor, 12 per cent of them are going to elect the Council
of Elders which will then elect the Mayor. About 17 per cent had
difficulties answering while the remaining 21.4 per cent were aware
that they will elect the Council of Elderly by the party list which
will later elect the Mayor,” said Aharon Adibekyan.
82.1 per cent of the voters were aware of the [ruling] RPA [Republican
Party of Armenia] out of the participating political forces, 58.4
per cent – PAP [Prosperous Armenia] and 41.2 per cent – [opposition]
Heritage party.
73.6 per cent of the polled noted Taron Margaryan in the presented
first candidates, 29.9 per cent – Vardan Oskanyan (PAP),13.6 per
cent – Armen Martirosyan (Heritage), 7.5 per cent – Armen Yeritsyan
(Orinats Yerkir [Law-Governed Country]) and Armen Rustamyan ([Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-] Dashnaktsutyun).