Party “Human Rights — 96” has published the results of the public opinion poll on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.
The party polled 600 residents of the Yerevan city communities on December Thus, 23.5% of the respondents welcome ratification of the Protocols, and 49.9% oppose. Another 27% could not answer. 26.5% of the polled believe that improvement of economic situation in Armenia was the reason that made President Serzh Sargsyan initiate normalization of relations with Turkey, another 7.7% highlighted the necessity of peace in the region, 14.2% called it an attempt to overshadow the presidential election of 2008 and another 34.8% believe the president intends to confirm his status.
17.2% of the polled explain the activities of ARF Dashnaktsutyun against ratification of the Protocols with the national ideology of the Party. 21.5% believe that ARFD is pressured by Diaspora, another 23.3% think that ARFD is afraid of losing the source of financing and finally 16.5% of the polled say ARFD tries to support Serzh Sargsyan’s initiative through anti-propaganda.
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