Civil Contract Leads Armenian Poll With 17.3% Support
According to a poll conducted by MPG Gallup International Association, if parliamentary elections in Armenia were held next Sunday, the Civil Contract party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would receive the most support with 17.3% of the vote, an increase of 4.2% compared to the previous survey. The second position would be taken by a newly formed political union around businessman Samvel Karapetyan, which entered the list of favorites for the first time, gaining 13.4% and showing a 10.6% rise in popularity. In third place stood the Armenia bloc of former President Robert Kocharyan with 6.4%.
Other political forces received less support: Prosperous Armenia, led by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, obtained 3.8%; I Have the Honor – the Republican Party of Armenia – 3.4%; DOK – 2.5%; the Republic Party and ARF Dashnaktsutyun – 1.1% each; and Enlightened Armenia, associated with former Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan, received below 1.1%. The survey also revealed widespread electoral indifference and uncertainty: 23.9% of participants said they would not vote, 16.3% found it difficult to answer, and 5% refused to respond.
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