IRI Poll: 49% of respondents in Armenia believe the country`s  direction is wrong, another 61% do not trust any political figure in  the country

ArmInfo.  Almost half of respondents in Armenia believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction, as evidenced by data of a new poll carried out by the Research Center of the International Republican Institute (IRI).

When asked, "Is Armenia heading in the right direction?" - 49% of  respondents gave a negative answer, another 15% found it difficult to  answer, and only 35% of respondents are sure that the country is  moving in the right direction. Moreover, 61% of respondents do not  trust any political figure in Armenia, while 19% gave other answers,  10% found it difficult to answer. 13% - believe the current Prime  Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, 5% - the head of the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, 4% - the second president  Robert Kocharyan, and 2% each were received by the speaker of the  parliament Alen Simonyan and the head of the Republic party Aram  Sargsyan.

Additionally, when asked which political force they would vote for if  the elections were held next Sunday, 28% of respondents said that  they would not take part in the elections, 22% found it difficult to  answer, 17% named the ruling Civil Contract party led by Nikol  Pashinyan, 12% said that they would spoil the ballot, 4% - the  Armenia bloc, 2% - the second president Robert Kocharyan, 6% gave a  different answer and several  political forces received 1% each.  According to the indicators, over the past year, Pashinyan's party  lost 3% of the vote, and Kocharyan's bloc gained 2%. The Armed Forces  of Armenia had the best performance rating in the survey. 43% are  satisfied with the activities of the Armed Forces, 29% are rather  satisfied, 11% are rather dissatisfied, 13% are dissatisfied, and 4%  found it difficult to answer. The Armenian Apostolic Church is in  second place: 34% of respondents are completely satisfied with its  activities, another 24% are rather satisfied, 11% are rather  dissatisfied, 24% are dissatisfied, and another 6% found it difficult  to answer. Regional municipalities are in third place. 19% of  respondents are satisfied with their activities, another 37% are  rather satisfied, 15% are rather dissatisfied, 18% are dissatisfied,  and another 11% found it difficult to answer.

Citizens are most dissatisfied with the work of the parliament, which  closes the list of 16 structures. Only 7% of respondents are  satisfied with its work, another 17% are rather satisfied, 18% are  rather dissatisfied, 54% are dissatisfied, and 4% found it difficult  to answer. The top three "losers" also included the courts and the  presidential administration. Only 8% of respondents are satisfied  with the work of the courts, 23% are rather satisfied, 22% are rather  dissatisfied, 30% are dissatisfied, and another 16% found it  difficult to answer. 10% of respondents are satisfied with the work  of the presidential administration, 22% are rather satisfied, 14% are  rather dissatisfied, 37% are dissatisfied, and another 17% found it  difficult to answer.  The office of the Prime Minister of Armenia is  in 9th place. 15% of respondents are satisfied with its work, 23% are  rather satisfied, 14% are rather dissatisfied, 44% are dissatisfied,  and another 4% found it difficult to answer. 

When asked what the biggest success of the current government of  Armenia over the past 6 months has been, 42% of respondents said  there are no such achievements, another 22% either found it difficult  or refused to answer, 16% gave other answers, 11% named road reforms,  9% - security, ensuring peace, 7% - education reforms, school  renovations, 5% - economic diversification, 4% - reforms in the army,  3% - the fight against corruption, and 2% - economic growth. When  asked what the biggest mistake of the current government over the  past 6 months has been, 37% of respondents refused/found it difficult  to answer, 33% gave other answers, 8% - no mistakes, 14% - named  incorrect foreign policy, 10% - incorrect personnel policy, 9% - lack  of regional security, 6% - the campaign against the Armenian Church.  4% - lack of progress in the fight against corruption, 3% - low level  of education, 3% - inflation, growth of external debt, and 3% -  weakening of the army. 

The survey was conducted on behalf of the International Republican  Institute's Center for Insights in Survey Research by Breavis  (represented by IPSC LLC).  Data was collected from June 16-26, 2025  through CATI administered telephone interviews. The sample consisted  of n=1,505 resident citizens of Armenia and forcibly displaced former  residents of Nagorno Karabakh who are now residing in Armenia (who  may or may not be citizens). Residents who have lived in Armenia for  fewer than six months were excluded from the sample. It is  representative of the population with access to a mobile phone, which  excludes approximately 1.7% of adults. The achieved sample was  weighted for age, gender, regions, and urbanicity according to the  2023Yearbook of the Statistical Committee of Armenia and education;  the education weight target has been calculated to the midpoint  between the 2022 census data (for those aged 18+) and the achieved  sample's education level.  The response rate was 25%.  The margin of  error does not exceed +2.5% for the full sample.