May 27, 2026
Recently, the results of the IRI survey about the trust people have in Armenian politicians and public figures were published. According to the results of the survey published by the International Republican Institute, Nikol Pashinyan is the leader with 29 percent, followed by philanthropist and Prime Minister candidate Samvel Karapetyan with 8 percent, followed by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Second President Robert Kocharyan.
Military expert Davit Jamalyan, who during this time follows Nikol Pashinyan’s campaign, the attitude of the majority of the public towards him, is sure that the results of that survey do not reflect the reality.
“The results of an exotic survey have been published, according to which, no more, no less, no leading opposition force crosses the minimum threshold, and Nikol Pashinyan, who brought our country to the brink of disaster, claims the highest votes.
You can’t make fools of people, you just can’t. All those who try to make fools of people end up in a very stupid situation.” of 168.am Davit Jamalyan said in a conversation with
According to him, the International Republican Institute is a tool for the spread of American soft power and influence, and since the current Trump administration benefits from the reproduction of this power, they are providing their client with this kind of service.
“This is, of course, a disservice, they are trying to discredit sociology, to make it the service of a liar, and they paint a number that is far from reality. The American side has taken a reliable step to help its puppet in Armenia to reproduce.
2 years and 8 months ago there were local government elections in Yerevan, this government could not get a great result, about 3 years ago the current government had no support in Yerevan. During 3 years, Tigran Avinyan has caused so many inconveniences to Yerevan and the people of Yerevan that now if you mention Tigran Avinyan’s name to someone, a hard-to-control emotional anger arises. And does the government with such a profile have such a high index in the survey results? It’s ridiculous,” added Davit Jamalyan.
According to his definition, these polls simply insult the Armenian society, the publication of such results means insulting people and putting them in the place of fools. These data should not be treated as seriously as, for example, if they say that Nikol Pashinyan has 110 percent support.
“It is obvious that the forces led by Samvel Karapetyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and Robert Kocharyan have a high rating, this is what has thrown Nikol Pashinyan into shocks, so the results of the survey should not be taken seriously,” emphasized Davit Jamalyan.
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