25% YEREVAN VOTERS TAKE NO INTEREST IN COUNCIL OF ELDERS ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
May 29, 2009

YEREVAN, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the surveys conducted by the
Sociometer sociological center in April-May, 25% Yerevan residents take
no interest in the forthcoming Yerevan Council of Elders elections and
4% are going to boycott them. Sociometer Director Aharon Adibekian
reported at the May 28 press conference. In his words, 22% voters
have not decided yet whether to go to ballot or not, 29% will go to
ballot and know for whom to vote. And 17% voters refused to say for
whom they are going to vote.

A.Adibekian said that 20% voters follow the election campaign and
political advertisements, but only 3% wants to get acquainted with
political forces’ programs. Only 37% voters trust their preferred
force, the others have other reasons for their choice. A. Adibekian
also said that the interest of 5% voters has grown during the
election campaign and only 4.4% have oriented themselves by the
advertisement. According to the sociologist, it is noteworthy that
only 15% voters are ready to take electoral bribe, which permits
to suppose that for political forces it will be very difficult to
succeed through voter buying.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress