42% OF ARMENIAN CITIZENS TRUST THE PRESIDENT, 19% TRUST THE PARLIAMENT AND 27% TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
By G. Gevorgian
AZG Armenian Daily
30/01/2008
Regional
Today is to take place the presentation of the global survey
by Caucasian Centers of Research Resources, which represents the
statistics of social, economic, demographic and political processes in
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Over eight thousand adult citizens
of the aforementioned states answered about 300 questions, referring
to their political views, social values and their attitude to the
current political processes.
About 50% of the questioned Armenian citizens stated being not
interested in politics, and the 26% of citizens interested in
politics stated being unsure of the national policy of Armenia. The
survey also showed that 46% of the citizens of Armenia trust the
President, 19% trusts the National Assembly and the 27% trusts the
Government. Residents of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, appeared
to trust the Government more.
In all the three Southern Caucasian states working hard and being
responsible for one’s action were recognized the most important
virtues of a citizens.
In Azerbaijan and Georgia independence of male citizens was also
accounted among one of the most important features, and in Armenia
tolerance and respectfulness was. The most important feature of a
good female citizen in Armenia is accounted modesty, in Georgia –
religious piety and in Azerbaijan – household skills.
It is also remarkable that in 36% of questioned Armenian citizens said
that their future very little depends on themselves, while only 21% and
30% of Georgian and Azerbaijani citizens were of the same point of view