Yerevan October 31
Marianna Mkrtchyan. In Armenia, 28% of respondents believe that the Amulsar deposit should be closed. Director of the Gallup International Association office in Armenia Aram Navasardyan reported this on October 31 in Yerevan, presenting the results of a survey conducted from September 3 to 11 of this year.
At the same time, Navasardyan stated that another 26.5% of respondents are convinced that the field should continue production, presenting more benefits to surrounding communities, another 18.9% believe that Amulsar should continue activities under intensive monitoring of local communities, 5.2% are convinced that the field should be exploited local companies, another 19.4% found it difficult to answer.
At the same time, on the question of what problems in their opinion could damage the ecology of Armenia, 43.6% of respondents were convinced that these are problems of garbage removal and disposal, 41.2% pointed to the problem of Lake Sevan, 37.8% – deforestation in Dilijan, 35.5% – the operation of the Amulsar deposit, 23.9% – the operation of the Kajaran copper-molybdenum combine, 10% found it difficult to answer the question, another 12% named other reasons.
To the question of how they relate to the draft law on the closure of betting offices and casinos in the country, 62.7% answered positively, another 14.2 responded positively, and only 13.8 negative, 9.2% of respondents could not answer this question.
When asked to express their attitude towards the movement "New Armenia, new spiritual leader" – 16.8% of respondents said they were negative about the movement, 26.9% said they support the goals of the movement, but against the methods, 38.3% supported the initiative and methods of their actions, another 18 % found it difficult to answer.
1106 people took part in the survey all over Armenia – 33% in Yerevan and 67% from the regions. The fault of the pulling is 3%.