Poll: More than half of respondents in Armenia positively assess  "Tavush for Motherland" movement

ArmInfo. More than half of the respondents in Armenia positively assess the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, initiated by  Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, according to the results of the "Leadership" survey of MPG consulting company.

When asked to asses the movement, 35.1% of respondents considered it  entirely positive, another 17.8% - rather positive (overall 52.9%),  another 10% rather negative, 23.5% - negative (overall 33.5%),  another 13.6% - found it difficult to answer. 

When asked to clarify through which platforms they observe protests,  67.6% of respondents said that through social networks: Facebook,  Instagram, Telegram, Tik-Tok, etc., 39.3% - TV, 4.8% - e-Media, 1.6%  - radio , 1.6% - other platforms. Another 19.7% noted that they do  not follow the protests.

When asked to clarify how they participated/are participating in  protests, 15.3% noted that they follow updates via Facebook, 9.4% -  participate in rallies in Yerevan, 5.3% - participate in rallies in  their cities, 2.3% noted that they block/ are blocking roads. 72%  said they do not participate in protests.

When asked to asses the behavior of the demonstrators, 52.1%  considered their behavior generally normal, 37.4% - generally  negative, and another 10.5% found it difficult to answer. At the same  time, 35.8% of respondents assessed the police actions towards the  demonstrators positively, 46.5% - generally negatively, another 17.7%  - found it difficult to answer.

At the same time, 38% of respondents consider it right to block roads  during protests, 55.7% think it is wrong, and another 6.3% found it  difficult to answer.

The survey was conducted through telephone calls to residents of the  Republic of Armenia during the period from May 13 to 14 of this year,  the sample size was 1000, the sampling error was +/- 3%.  In 2011,  MPG became the official representative of the International Gallup  Association in Armenia, one of the most prestigious and independent  public opinion research organizations in the world. Since 2003, MPG,  working in the market of sociological and marketing research, has  implemented more than 800 projects of various sizes.