30% assess presidential election in Armenia positively, 62% negatively

A poll conducted by Gallup International Association showed that only 30% of respondents assessed positively the February 18 presidential elections in Armenia, Director of Gallup International Association Armenia Office Aram Navasardian told reporters today.

“62% assessed the presidential elections negatively, and 7% of respondents found it difficult to answer,” Navasardian said.
The poll was conducted among 1,067 adults on April 12-20.

33.5% said they voted for the incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan in the presidential elections, 23.8% said they voted for the leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian. As for the post-election policy of Raffi Hovannisian, 49% of respondents assessed it negatively, while 39% - positively.

47% said the situation in Armenia will not change considerably after the re-election of Serzh Sargsyan as president, 22% were optimistic, while another22% said they expect negative changes.