Wednesday, May 3 2023 11:55

ArmInfo.According to a new poll conducted by the International Republican Institute's (IRI)?Center  for Insights in Survey Research(CISR), 52% of the respondents believe that Armenia is moving in the wrong direction. 

Only 36% of the respondents think the country is moving in the right  direction. 

Interestingly, after the 2018 velvet revolution 72% of the  respondents believed the country was moving in the right direction,  with only 14% believing the opposite and 13% unable to say. In the  course of time, the indicators changed and reached 336% and 52%  respectively. 

Although democratic reforms are the incumbent Armenian authorities'  image, 42% of the respondents are dissatisfied with slow reforms,  while 4% are dissatisfied with too rapid reforms. Only 17% of the  respondents are satisfied with democratic processes in Armenia, 335%  do not think anything is changing and 2% could not answer. 

Only 43% of the respondents are interested in political processes in  Armenia, 57% are not interested and 1% could not answer. 

55% of the respondents are pessimistic about Armenia's future, 44%  are optimistic and 1% could not answer. 

In comparison with July 2021 and March 2023, decadent sentiments are  growing in Armenia's society.  Specifically, in July 2021, 26% of the  respondents were sure of Armenia's future, whereas the new poll  showed 18%. More and more people are concerned over Armenia's future  - 29% in 2021, 35% in 2023.  Most of the respondents, 60% are  concerned over security, 27% are concerned over unemployment, 17% are  concerned over poverty, 15% highlighted defense reforms, 14% are  concerned over high prices. 

Unemployment is one of the key problems - 20% of the respondents said  it is a problem for themselves and their relatives. Among other  problems are healthcare, expensive utilities, bad roads. 

The poll was conducted from January 23 to March 4 and involved 1,513  residents over 18. The error was +/- 2.5%.