  Poll results for Armenian presidential elections released December 20, 2012 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Dec 5-16, Armenian Sociological Association jointly with the Gallup Organization conducted a public opinion poll on the upcoming presidential elections. 1020 adult residents of Armenia participated in the poll, with the results publicly presented today, Dec 20. According to Gallup representative Dr. Rasa Alisauskiene, Armenian voters show high interest in the forthcoming presidential elections, with 49 % of respondents voicing readiness to cast their votes for the incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan, 21 % - for Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan, 6% - for Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader Levon Ter-Petrossian, 5% for former Armenian president Robert Kocharian and Heritage leader Raffi Hovannissian. The same institutions will conduct a similar survey in January and on the threshold of the elections. According to Armenian Sociological Association chairman Gevorg Poghosyan, 65 % of the population will participate in the polls. The public opinion poll was initiated and sponsored by ArmNews media company.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
