Poll: "My step" bloc goes to the Armenian parliament with 68.3% and "Prosperous Armenia" with 6.7%

Arminfo, Armenia
Nov 23 2018
Poll: "My step" bloc goes to the Armenian parliament with 68.3% and "Prosperous Armenia" with 6.7%

Yerevan November 23

Tatevik Shahunyan. According to the results of the poll conducted by the "GALLUP International association", according to the results of the early elections on December 9, only two forces enter the Armenian parliament – the ruling "My step" bloc from 68.3% and the Prosperous Armenia party from 6.7%. In general, 1111 people from the capital and regions of the country took part in the survey. The error is 3%. The survey was carried out from 17 to 21 November.

The remaining 9 political forces participating in the elections received less or slightly more than 1% of the vote. Thus, the Republican Party received 1.5%, followed by the Enlightened Armenia party with a small margin, with 1.2%, followed by the ''ARF Dashnaktsutyun'' – 1%, the ''Sasna Tsrer'' party – 0.9%, Democratic Revival "- 0.3%, the block" We "(the Party" Republic "and" Free Democrats ") – 0.3%, the Social Democratic Party" Decision of the Citizen "- 0.2%," Orinats Yerkir "- 0.1%, the party "National Progress" -0%. 12.7% refused to answer the question, 6.7% found it difficult to answer.

According to the poll, 70.9% definitely intend to take part in the elections, 15.5% are more likely to take part, 8.95 will definitely not take part, 2.9% are more likely not to attend, and 1.8% found it difficult to answer.

On the question of which political forces impressed you the most, 52.7% of respondents fully impressed with the "My Step" bloc, rather like 32.9%. The second is "Prosperous Armenia", which is fully impressed by 17.6%, rather, it is impressed by 49.1%. But the Republican Party is leading in this rating in the nomination "antirating". This party is extremely negatively treated by 66.3% of respondents, rather negatively – by 16.5%, only 2.9% are definitely impressed by the RPA and 16.5% are more likely to be impressed. The next batch, which has "antirating", is ''Orinats Yerkir''. 44.7% relate to it extremely negatively, 20.3% – rather negatively.

In response to the question of why respondents impose a particular force, 32% answered that because of the leader, 24.9% – ideology, 15.5% said that there is no alternative, 8.2% trust, 6.9% believe, 6.6% like programs, 2.7% have acquaintances, 0.6% advised, 2.5% found it difficult to answer, other answers gave 19.2%. To the question from which sources respondents receive information, 69.5% responded from Armenian TV channels, and 47.6% trust this source. 37.7% receive information from Facebook, but only 14.7% of respondents trust this information. 28.4% of respondents receive information from electronic media, and 12.3% trust them. Of the environment and radio, 8.2% get information, but 3.7% trust the environment, and 6.1% trust the radio. 6.6% of respondents read the press, 3.1% trust it. 1.3% of respondents will find out information at rallies, 6.7% prefer other sources, 4.6% were undecided.

When asked about the most pressing problems facing the country, 45.2% cited unemployment, 29.6% economic condition, 23.9% low wages and pensions, 23.4% Karabakh issue, 16.6 % – corruption, 13.3% – inaccessibility of health care, 11.4% – emigration, 8.7% – low level of education, 8% – foreign policy problems, 7.3% – inflation, 6.5% – high utility costs and 4,1% – large taxes.