Rating of Turkey's Prime Minister fallsNovember 14, 2009 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a public opinion survey, the policy of the ruling Justice and Development Party loses its the voters' support. The survey was conducted by the official agency Metropoll close to official Ankara. More than half (51%) of 1,253 respondents opposed the government's "Democratic Initiative" on the Kurdish question, 35.4% support it, 4.6% support "partially", and 8.5% do not have an opinion on this issue. According to the Milliyet newspaper, this indicates that the "initiative" lost within two months 13% of supporters. 59% of respondents believe that the country's leadership lost threads to govern the process. Last year 17.2% decline in the number of those who expressed confidence in the incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recorded, while the number of citizens who trusted the leaders of opposition rose: 9,6% of the citizens of the country began to trust the general chairman of the Republican People's Party Deniz Baikal , another 7% - the leader of the nationalist Devlet Bahceli. 63,2% of respondents believe that the country's economic situation continues to deteriorate. 49,9% of respondents dissatisfied with their lives, 43.1% - are satisfied, and 6,2% - are satisfied, and even "very". The last time such a question asking the agency to citizens in August of this year, and then the number of positive responses were for 11,5% more, and negative - on 15,5% less. 76,7% of citizens believed that the Democratic Society Party adversely affect the implementation of the Kurdish initiative. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |