Poll: Nearly half of respondents in Armenia  ready to take to the  streets in the event of electoral fraud

ArmInfo.  Nearly half of the respondents in Armenia are prepared to take to the streets if the parliamentary elections in Armenia are falsified, according to the "Antifungal" survey data released by the MPG consulting company.

When asked whether they would be ready to protest in the streets if  the elections scheduled for June 7 were falsified, 40.5% of  respondents answered "definitely yes," 10.8% said "rather yes," 8.2%  replied "rather no," 34.7% said "definitely no," and 5.9% found it  difficult to answer.

Notably, during an April poll, the number of those who would  "definitely take to the streets" was lower at 36.6%, while those who  would not protest was higher at 39.1%.  At the same time, according  to the poll, 28.1% of respondents are confident that the elections in  Armenia will be fair, an additional 23.4% noted they would be "rather  fair," 19.1% expected them to be "rather falsified," 17% stated they  would be "definitely falsified," and another 12.3% found it difficult  to answer.  Furthermore, 84.4% of respondents were able to correctly  name the date of the upcoming elections. In April, this figure stood  at just 60.7%. Meanwhile, 6.8% provided an incorrect date (compared  to 17.5% in April of this year), and another 8.8% stated they did not  know the date (compared to 21.8% in April).

When asked whose political campaign materials or activities they had  encountered, 54.1% of those surveyed named Nikol Pashinyan's ruling  "Civil Contract" party, 35.1% named Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong  Armenia" bloc, 26.7% named the "Armenia" bloc led by the second  president Robert Kocharyan, 24.3% named Gagik Tsarukyan's "Prosperous  Armenia" party, 8.2% named the "Wings of Unity" party led by former  Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, and 7.6% named Edmon Marukyan's "Bright  Armenia" party.  For the remaining political forces, figures ranged  between 6.3% and 3.1%. A different answer was given by 0.6%, while  32.2% stated they had not encountered any campaigning.  For the  remaining political forces, figures ranged between 6.3% and 3.1%. A  different answer was given by 0.6%, while 32.2% stated they had not  encountered any campaigning.

Additionally, 56.9% of respondents stated they had encountered  campaign material on social media, 48.6% cited television, 26.1%  mentioned Facebook live streams, 25.3% noted campaigns in courtyards  and local communities, 10.2% pointed to booklets, 8.2% noted  billboards, 6.2% mentioned outdoor advertising, 5.2% via rallies and  public meetings, 4.8% via radio, 0.3% found it difficult to answer,  and another 0.3% gave a different response.

It should be noted that the poll was conducted via telephone  interviews with residents of the Republic of Armenia between May 19  and May 21 of this year. The sample size was 1,102 people, with a  margin of error of +/- 3%.  In 2011, MPG became the official  representative of the Gallup International Association in Armenia,  one of the world's most prestigious and independent public opinion  research organizations. Operating in the sociological and market  research market since 2003, MPG has implemented more than 800  projects of various scales.