30% assess presidential election in Armenia positively, 62% negatively
Monday,May 20
A poll conducted by Gallup International Association showed that only 30%
of respondents assessed positively the February 18 presidential elections
in Armenia, Director of Gallup International Association Armenia Office
Aram Navasardian told reporters today.
`62% assessed the presidential elections negatively, and 7% of respondents
found it difficult to answer,’ Navasardian said.
The poll was conducted among 1,067 adults on April 12-20.
33.5% said they voted for the incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan in the
presidential elections, 23.8% said they voted for the leader of Heritage
Party Raffi Hovannisian. As for the post-election policy of Raffi
Hovannisian, 49% of respondents assessed it negatively, while 39% –
positively.
47% said the situation in Armenia will not change considerably after the
re-election of Serzh Sargsyan as president, 22% were optimistic, while
another22% said they expect negative changes.
From: Baghdasarian
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