ArmInfo.Only 3% of the respondents in Armenia and 4% in Georgia believe that they live in a fully democratic country. At the same time, 33% in Armenia consider that they live in a completely undemocratic country, and in Georgia - 14%. This is stated in the sociological study of the Caucasus Resource Research Center (CRRC), presented today in the Yerevan office of the World Bank.
Meanwhile, 13% of respondents in Armenia believe that they live in a democratic country, but with minor problems, while in Georgia there are 23%. Those who believe that their country is democratic, but with significant problems in Armenia are 35%, and in Georgia 45%.
Armenia did not lag far behind Georgia when answering the question whether citizens have the right to express their opinion freely. In Armenia 71% of respondents positively answered, in Georgia - 76%. In Armenia, 23% believe that this is impossible, in Georgia - 20%. The rest refrained from answering.
Arguing about the direction of the political line in each of the countries, Armenian respondents noted that the direction is completely wrong - this is the opinion of 21% of respondents, while in Georgia this opinion is held by 8%. However, both of them almost equally believe that the political line does not change (35% - Armenia and 33% - Georgia), and that basically it is moving in the wrong direction (21% - Armenia and 25% - Georgia). Only 2% in both countries fully endorse the policy of the leadership of the countries. In this regard, the answer to the question "what should the state have for citizens" is interesting. 48% in Armenia believe that it should be a "parent", and 10% - a "wage worker". In Georgia, the shares were distributed somewhat differently - 31% against 22%.