REPUBLICANS AND PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO GET HIGHEST NUMBERS

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[03:00 pm] 27 April, 2007

The results of a poll conducted by Sociometer in the center of Yerevan
suggest that over 51 per cent voters will participate in the upcoming
parliamentary elections. The Republican Party of Armenia will get
the highest number of votes – 13 per cent and the Prosperous Armenia
Party will get 11 percent. The Orinats Yerkir Party, the National
Solidarity, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, the Heritage Party will either
win over one another’s votes or the voters who have not made up their
mind yet. The director of Sociometer Aaron Adibekyan released the
data in a news conference at the Friday Club on April 27.

The poll was conducted in Yerevan on April 21. Over 1466 respondents
participated in the poll.

Aaron Adibekyan also found out the career layers of the supporters of
the parties. Public officials will vote for the Republican Party, the
workers employed in the public sector will vote for the Republican
Party and the Prosperous Armenia Party, students, housewives and
pensioners will vote for the Orinats Yerkir Party.

42-45 percent think the election will be marred by electoral fraud,
20-29 percent think there will be separate cases like before, and
only 3-8 percent think that the election on May 12 will have an
unprecedented high level and quality.

Aaron Adibekyan assured that he had no influence on public opinion;
he only submitted the polling results.