THE POLL BY THE ORDER OF THE US GOVERNMENT: THE NUMBER OF OPPONENTS OF NATO IS GROWING IN ARMENIA
DeFacto News, Armenia
Sept 19 2005
In the first half of 2005, by the order of the US government Armenian
Sociological Association conducted a poll aimed at the clarification
of the Republic’s inhabitants’ public and political precedence. 2000
men were interviewed during the poll.
According to Regnum, by the results of the poll the most readable
printed editions in Armenia are (by decrease) – Eter, TV Alik,
Aravot, Iravunk, 02, Hayastani Hanrapetutuyn, Azg, Hayots Ashkharh,
Haykakan Jamanak.
71, 5% of the respondents believe Armenia is in need of a strict
leader, 71,3% agreed that the US biased Armenia, 79,5% of those asked
said Russia’s influence on Armenia “is too great”, 30,1% think Armenia
should affiliate with NATO, while 35,3% were against it. 62, 8% are
of the opinion that Armenia should affiliate with the European Union,
9, 5% are against it. 10, 3% believe Armenia should withdraw from
the CIS, 70, 2% are against it.
As for the politicians, the respondents gave the following answers:
Robert Kocharyan – 24, 0%, Artashes Geghamyan – 15,7%, Arthur
Baghdasaryan – 8,8%, Stepan Demirchyan – 8,2%, Vazgen Manoukyan –
4,6% , Vahan Hovhannisyan – 2,3%, Aram Z. Sargsyan – 1,9%, Serge
Sargsyan – 1,8%, Levon Ter – Petrosyan – 1,7%, Tigran Karapetyan –
1,5%, Aram Karapetyan – 1,4%.