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THE REFERENDUM IS NOT FAR AWAY

Politics

29.3% of the 1500 citizens living in Yerevan and the regions are not acquainted with the RA Constitution, 25.6% of them is acquainted but does not understand its content. “The Armenian Center for National and International Studies” has carried out the first survey consisting of 22 questions about the Constitutional and electoral amendments.

Stepan Safaryan, regulating the results of the investigation of the centre, representing the results, referred to the elections. According to him, there is disappointment and growth of non-confidence towards the authorities.

74.5% of the participants of the survey considered the 2003 presidential elections disputable, a little less considered the 1998 presidential elections disputable, and about half – the 1996 elections. About the same percent considered the 2003 parliamentary elections disputable.

To the question if they are acquainted with the draft constitution the overwhelming majority answered no. Let us remind you that the Constitutional referendum deadline is 2005 June.