30 May 2006

WHICH IS “PRO-ARMENIAN”?

A lot of Armenians think that the US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans is called back for the reason that he “has condemned the Armenian Genocide”. The congressman Frank Palone expressed the same thought who detected Turkish slanders in Ambassador’s resignation. While some oppositionist groups are sure that Evans has been dismissed for giving wrong information to the authority about our internal policy and Karabakh conflict and his “pro-Armenian” expressions don’t have any  connection here. It is difficult to say which one is true. It is simply obvious that “the most pro-Armenian” step would be to assist in development of democracy and especially giving an objective remark to the referendum in 2005.

HE SHOULD ADVANCE

“APR Group” by “Aravot’s” order makes phone gallop polls on immediate themes. 652 Yerevan citizens have been polled this from 22-27 of May and the theme was the leave of «Orinats Erkir»from the coalition and Arthur Baghdasarian's resignation.
Only a person from the polled citizens didn't know about these events. 25,6% knowing it, aren't interested in it and in policy in general. And what is the reason of Mr. Baghdasarian's resignation according to the Yerevan citizens. 16,7% think it was a voluntary decision, 12,6% think that he has been compelled and the majority of the polled citizens, 54,6% are sure that it is a political game. “APR Group” specially stopped on the version of compulsion and asked who had compelled Arthur Baghdasarian to send in his resignation. 64,7% is sure that «internal powers» have compelled him.
The attitude of the polled citizens towards the NA former chairman must be inspiring for this politician. 35,1% has positive attitudes towards Arthur Baghdasarian, 13,2% has negative attitudes, 47,9% is neutral, 3,7% didn’t know what to answer. What qualities according to the participants of polling participants describe Mr. Baghdasarian. 29,5% described him as a «young leader who should advance», «populism» is in the second place /14,8%/, self-determination also is mentioned very often /14,6%/, «education», /11,3%/, «professionalism» /6%/. 2,5% of answers the sociologist have described as unpleasant expressions to his address”.
To the question «If presidential elections are held in the coming Sunday will you vote for him», 23,3% gave positive answers. We should say that it isn't a bad index for this politician.  A. Baghdasarian’s “presidential reputation” was 5% less in 2004.
But to the question in what “post do you see A. Baghdasarian in the future” only 12% mentioned the post of the RA President.  This contrats of figures can be explained in the following way; first is from the sphere of desires, second is more «pragmatic».
In case of parliamentary elections on the coming Sunday OEP would get 18.8% of votes that means it would have a solid fraction in the NA. . But as the wishes of voters have no importance in our country, those figures are too relative.

Aram Abrahamian