Gallup: Armenia's Pashinyan tops Kocharyan by 1.8% in new surveyJune 5, 2021 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The approval rating of Armenia's Civil Contract party, which is led by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan leads Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by ex-President Robert Kocharyan by 1.8%, a fresh survey conducted by Gallup International reveals. 22.4% of respondents said in late May – down from 27.2% a month earlier – that they would vote for Pashinyan's party if elections were held next Sunday, Gallup said. Support for Kocharyan and his block, meanwhile, grew over the one-month period – from 8.1% to 20.6%. All the other relatively major political forces gained a little ground, according to the survey. Prosperous Armenia's rating grew from 3.7% to 4.2%, as did those of Bright Armenia (from 1.8% to 2.9%). "I Have the Honor" bloc, meanwhile, which was formed when the Republicans and the opposition Hayrenik party joined forces, has received the preliminary support of 3.9% of respondents. Pashinyan announced on March 18 that Armenia will hold snap parliamentary elections on June 20. The PM came under fire after signing a statement with the Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh almost 45 days after the start of the military hostilities. Under the deal, the Armenian side was forced to return all the seven regions surrounding Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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 | 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. |