MPG poll: Only 2.4% of Yerevan residents supported Vahagn  Khachaturyan`s candidacy for the post of RA President

ArmInfo.More than half of the residents of Yerevan have not decided on the candidacy of the new President of Armenia. This is evidenced by the survey data of the MPG  (consulting company Marketing Professional Group - the exclusive  representative of the International Association GALLUP in Armenia).

So, to clarify who you would like to see as the next President of  Armenia, 69.7% of respondents found it difficult to answer, 3.7%  voted for the candidacy of the head of the "Republic" party Aram  Sargsyan, 2.4% - Vahagn Khachaturyan (presidential candidate  nominated by the ruling power). Second President of Armenia Robert  Kocharyan, head of the "Bright Armenia" party Edmon Marukyan and  RA  Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan received the 0.7% each. RA First President  Levon Ter-Petrosyan, former RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and  political scientist Levon Shirinyan received 0.6% each. Resigned  Armen Sarkissian 0.4%, another 19% gave other answers.

At the same time, when asked to evaluate the work of the resigned  President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, only 2.6% of  respondents said that they positively assess his activities during  his tenure, another 20.4% - rather positively, 17.8% - rather  negatively, 30.5% - extremely negatively , another 28.6% found it  difficult to answer.

On January 23, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned. Today,  on February 1, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan  signed a protocol on the termination of the powers of President Armen  Sarkissian. Early presidential elections will be held in the republic  in March.

The ruling party "Civil Contract" nominated Minister of High-Tech  Industry Vahagn Khachaturyan for the post of President of the  Republic of Armenia. The opposition refused to take any part in the  upcoming elections, calling them illegal. 

It should be noted that the survey was conducted through telephone  calls to residents of Yerevan in the period from January 24 to  February 2 this year. 800 people attended it. Poll margin of error  +/- 3.5%.

In 2011, MPG became the official representative of the Gallup  International Association in Armenia, one of the most prestigious and  independent public opinion research organizations in the world. Since  2003, MPG, working in the sociological and marketing research market,  has implemented more than 800 projects of various sizes.