52% of people in Armenia are following the political developments in the country. 32% of them will take part in the Feb 18 presidential election. 28% have already decided who they will vote for, 24% are still hesitant, Director of Sociometer Center Aharon Adibekyan told journalists on Wednesday.
He said that 20.5% of those who have already decided who they will vote for will vote for current President Serzh Sargsyan, 5.5% for Raffi Hovhannisian, 1.5% for Paruyr Hayrikyan.
"I see no serious rival to President Sargsyan. Raffi Hovhannisian and Hrant Bagratyan will compete for the second place, Paruyr Hayrikyan will be the fourth. The others are just political clowns," Adibekyan said.
He expects Sargsyan to secure 72% of the votes, Hovhannisian will poll 20%, Hayrikyan 3%.
The survey was held among 1,420 people all over Armenia.
15 people are going to run in the presidential race: President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan, leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisian, leader of Self-Determination Union Paruyr Hayrikyan, leader of National Accord party Aram Harutyunyan, former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan, member of Prosperous Armenia Ruben Ayvazyan, non-partisan Taron Abrahamyan, leader of Progressive Socialist Party
Robert Aharonyan, political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan, historian Vartan Sedrakyan, head of Kashatagh NGO Robert Simonyan, pensioner Pavlik Sargsyan, unemployed Mher Hayrikyan and President of National Press Club Narine Mkrtchyan.