LATEST GALLUP POLL SAYS PRIME MINISTER SARKISIAN ENJOYS 43 PERCENT VOTER SUPPORT

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS: If Armenian presidential election were held next Sunday 43 percent of voters would cast their ballots in favor of prime minister Serzh Sarkisian, according to findings of a latest public opinion poll commissioned by the Gallup Organization.

Compared with the previous poll, conducted last December, Serzh Sarkisian has won over an extra 8 percent of popular support.

A former parliament chairman Arthur Baghdasarian, nominated by his opposition Country of Law party, would come second with 11 percent of votes and Artashes Geghamian, head of the National Unity, would come third garnering 6 percent of all votes.

The amount of popular support to other presidential candidates, as found by the poll is not known yet as none of them made public any relevant figure.

The poll also asked 1,200 randomly selected respondents to say what they think about the country’s development. Forty-nine percent are sure that the country is on the right track, but a sizeable 43 percent said it was on the wrong one.

Forty-five percent think the country’s economy is developing while 17 percent do not think so. The poll ahs found also some 80 percent of eligible voters are expected to go to polling stations on February 19 to elect their new president.

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According to the center survey, Arthur Baghdasaryan is the most popular opposition leader. The survey says Levon Ter-Petrosyan is the most refused candidate – 40 %. A refusing attitude is also displayed to Serzh Sargsyan – 10%.

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