IRI․ Armenia Ombudsman has approval ratings higher than PM's officeMarch 11, 2021 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Human Rights Defender's office has a higher rating that the Prime Minister's office, according to a fresh nationwide survey from the International Republican Institute. The survey was conducted on behalf of IRI Center for Insights in Survey Research. Data was collected throughout Armenia between February 8 and February16, 2021, through phone interviews, with respondents selected by random digit dialing (RDD) probability sampling of mobile phone numbers. The sample consisted of 1,510 permanent residents of Armenia aged 18 and older. 30% of respondents assessed the Ombudsman's activity as "very favorable", and 29% had the same opinion about the PM's office, IRI said. The Army is the absolute leader in this category, with 50% of people assessing the Armed Forces' work as very favorable, and a further 23% as somewhat favorable. The work of the Armenian Apostolic Church too was deemed very favorable by 30% of survey participants, while the police and the President's office received 26% and 7% approval ratings, respectively. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |