ARMENIANS DIVIDED OVER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS – OPINION POLL
Mediamax news agency
24 Jul 07
Yerevan, 24 July: A total of 49.8 per cent of Armenian respondents have
described the 12 May parliamentary election as "free and transparent
but unfair".
That is the finding of an opinion poll conducted by the Armenian
sociological association on 6-12 July. A total of 1,200 Armenian
citizens were polled.
A total of 12.5 per cent of respondents said that the election was
"free, transparent and fair", whereas 28.5 per cent said that the
election was not free and fair. As many as nine per cent of the
respondents could not answer the question.
A total of 48.5 per cent of respondents said they were satisfied with
the election results, whereas 46.9 per cent said they were not.
As many as 65 per cent of respondents said that there were serious
irregularities that might have affected the election results. At the
same time, 21.1 per cent of respondents expressed the opposite opinion.