RESULTS OF THE PRELIMINARY TV MONITORING

LRAGIR.AM
15:39:12 – 22/05/2009

On May 22, the Yerevan Press Club presented the results of the TV
monitoring, which shows how much time the 7 TV channels of Armenia –
H 1, H 2, Armnews, ALM, Kentron, Shant, Erkir Media, dedicated to
the participant parties of the Yerevan Mayor election from April 16
to May 1 and from May 2 to May 15.

According to the results, the leader is the People’s party; it
is followed by the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Republican Party, Bargavach
Hayastan OYP, Armenian National Congress and in the end Armenian Labor
Socialistic party. These results are those of the period before the
official launch of the electoral campaign. In the second phase, which
is after the launch of the electoral campaign, the leader is again
the People’s Party, Tigran Karapetyan. It is followed by Bargavach
Hayastan, OYP, Republican, Armenian National Congress and in the end
again Armenian Labor Socialistic party.

The BHK used the paid TV service more than the others, the Republican,
and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun follow it. In addition, only the Yerkir
Media TV made the paid publicity of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun.