  IRI․ Armenia Ombudsman has approval ratings higher than PM's office March 11, 2021 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Human Rights Defender's office has a higher rating that the Prime Minister's office, according to a fresh nationwide survey from the International Republican Institute. The survey was conducted on behalf of IRI Center for Insights in Survey Research. Data was collected throughout Armenia between February 8 and February16, 2021, through phone interviews, with respondents selected by random digit dialing (RDD) probability sampling of mobile phone numbers. The sample consisted of 1,510 permanent residents of Armenia aged 18 and older. 30% of respondents assessed the Ombudsman's activity as "very favorable", and 29% had the same opinion about the PM's office, IRI said. The Army is the absolute leader in this category, with 50% of people assessing the Armed Forces' work as very favorable, and a further 23% as somewhat favorable. The work of the Armenian Apostolic Church too was deemed very favorable by 30% of survey participants, while the police and the President's office received 26% and 7% approval ratings, respectively.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
