ArmInfo.In Armenian society, there is a high demand for socio-economic reforms and political stability, as well as supporting the ruling party and government. These are the results of a new nationwide survey conducted by the Center Insights In Survey Research of the International Republican Institute (IRI).
The report notes that this is the first survey conducted after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of 2020. The purpose of the survey understand the public sentiment of Armenia after the November cease-fire. "During the crisis, Armenians rely on their government in ensuring the stability and socio-economic well-being of the country. Support for the company's ruling party remains still high, but for its conservation, the government should continue efforts to implement the reform program and effectively bring these efforts to the attention of citizens" , "says the IRI Regional Director for Eurasia Stephen Nix. So, according to the survey, the question of further steps after the November cessation of fire, 97% of respondents expressed the conviction that the government should focus on internal matters, such as economics, political stability and social issues.
At the same time, in second place in importance, according to the survey results, the reintegration of Artsakh residents, so 92% of citizens agree that the government should focus on ensuring their safe return to areas patrolled by Russian peacekeepers. "In addition, Armenians called political instability -12%, unemployment - 11% and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - 9% as the three main problems that their country is facing today," experts say. At the same time, according to the survey, if the elections took place next Sunday, 33% of respondents would give their votes for the ruling party, while in second place would be "prosperous Armenia", which would give 3% of respondents, 2% would give His votes for Robert Kocharian, RPA, Dashnaktsutyun, 17-parties would be enlisted with support for 1% of the votes, and another 42% - did not choose any of the above. "And although the Prime Minister's approval rating has decreased by 22 points since 2019, yet more than half of Armenians still approve of its activities. Against this background, 62% of Armenians would believe the outcome of the extraordinary elections, if their current power organized. At the same time, the overwhelming majority of citizens support the improvement of the electoral system in Armenia, 74% believe in the importance of the reforms of the Electoral Code. In particular, 73% of Armenians agree that candidates should provide detailed information on expenses on their election campaign, and 68% want citizens to have more opportunities to inform party lists, "the survey is noted.
It is noteworthy that 26% of respondents will not see their future of their family in Armenia in a four-year section. At the same time, the Army's Armenian society is most satisfied with the activities of the army - about 73%, the police are 63% in second place, in third place the office of human rights advocate is 60%, in the fourth place local government authorities - 56%, the office of the Prime Minister is located on 5 Stitching, Eifferentity is satisfied with only 54% of citizens, the AAC is only 6 stitching - she is satisfied with 52% of respondents. At the same time, 62% of citizens are not satisfied with the work of the Parliament, 60% of the President, 43% - the office of the Prime Minister, 53% - Cabinet, 53% - Prosecutor General's Office, 57% - ships, The survey was conducted by Brevis (represented by IPSC LLC) on behalf of the IRI analytical research center from February 8 to 16, 2021. The data were collected through telephone interviews with 1510 residents of Armenia aged 18 and older.
The percentage of answers was 26 percent, and the error does not exceed 2.5 points plus. The data weighted on 11 regional groups, age, sex and type. The study was conducted with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Note that earlier Consulting Company MPG (Marketing Professional Group), which is in Armenia Gallup International Association, published the results of the next survey regarding the internal political situation in Armenia and the imperative in the country of elections Thus, the results of the survey showed that the activities of all political figures of Armenia (current and former) from the public was estimated in the range below average and on a 5-point scale of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan scored 2.8 points, Armenian President Armen Sargsyan - 2 , 3 points, first President Levon Ter- Petrosyan - 1.7 points, second president Robert Kocharyan - 2 points, the third president Serge Sargsyan - 1.7 points, party leader Gagik Tsarukyan - 2.2 points, faction leader Edmond Maugian - 1.8 points, party leader - Arthur Vanetsyan 1.5 points, leader of the movement of the Motherland Vasgen Manukyan and the head of the ArfD Ishkhan Sagatela - 1.6 points. It is noteworthy that 37.1% of respondents adhere to the opinions that extraordinary parliamentary elections must be held in Armenia, 21.3% - They believe that rather, yes, there is no, 13.6% - rather no than yes, and at all do not see the need for 19.7%. At the same time, the majority of respondents (41.2%) believe that the elections should be held under the leadership of Nikola Pashinyan, 28.2% - adhere to the opposition, 7.9% - from the interim government proposed by the opposition, 13.9% - found it difficult to Answer, and 8.9% - offered other options. If in the near future, extraordinary parliamentary elections will be held - 33.1% of respondents will give their votes for , 4.4% - for , 2.6% for , 2.2% - For RPA, 2.2% - ARFD, 0.9% - , 0.7% - , 0.4% - et al. For Robert Kocharian, 5.6% of respondents are ready to give his voices, for Vazgen Manukyan - 0.9%. At the same time, 27.2% do not want to give their votes, and 15.7% - found it difficult to answer. In general, it turns out that about 40% of respondents do not know who to give their vote.