Armenian army most trusted in the country

ArmInfo. The Armenian army is the most trusted among respondents in Armenia, according to a survey conducted by a consulting company MPG "Molotok."

When asked which state institution or political figure they like,  63.4% said they are completely satisfied with the work of the  Armenian Armed Forces, 18.4% somewhat like it, 5.4% somewhat dislike  it, 9.2% do not like it at all, and 3.6% found it difficult to  answer. The Armenian Apostolic Church ranks second, with 63.3% of  respondents completely satisfied with its work, 14.4% somewhat  satisfied, 3.9% somewhat dissatisfied, 15.5% completely dissatisfied,  and 2.9% found it difficult to answer. In third place is businessman  Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party (PAP).  38.9% of respondents are satisfied with his performance, 29.1% are  somewhat satisfied, 5.5% are somewhat dissatisfied, 22.2% are  completely dissatisfied, and 4.4% were undecided. Russian businessman  Samvel Karapetyan and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan also  made it to the top five.

Overall, 59.9% of respondents are satisfied with Karapetyan's  performance, 32.5% are dissatisfied, and another 13.7% found it  difficult to answer. Mirzoyan recorded an approval rating of over  50%, 39.9% are dissatisfied, and 9.7% found it difficult to answer.

The Armenian Prime Minister ranked only sixth, with 38.5% satisfied  with his performance, 53.3% dissatisfied, and another 8.3% found it  difficult to answer. Citizens are also dissatisfied with the Speaker  of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan. 56.6% rated his  performance negatively, 36.8% positively, and 6.7% found it difficult  to answer. A remarkable picture emerged with Armenian President  Vahagn Khachatryan, as 27.1% of respondents found it difficult to  evaluate his performance, 41.7% evaluated negatively, and only 31.3%  were generally positive.

Citizens are most dissatisfied with the performance of the second and  third presidents of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan.  71.4% of respondents are dissatisfied with Kocharyan's performance,  22.2% are satisfied, and another 6.4% found it difficult to answer.  73.6% are dissatisfied with Sargsyan's performance, 20.3% are  satisfied, and another 6.1% found it difficult to answer. The most  recognizable public and political figures in Armenia are former PAP  member of parliament Naira Zohrabyan and the controversial head of  the DOK party, Vardan Ghukasyan.

Note that the  telephone survey was conducted with 1001 respondents  from November 27 to December 5 in Armenia, with a sampling error  of  +/- 3%.  In 2011, MPG became the official representative in Armenia  of the Gallup International Association, one of the most prestigious  and independent public opinion research organizations in the world.  Since 2003, MPG, has implemented over 800 projects of varying sizes  in the sociological and marketing research market.