Political prisoners also in the top ten
Serzh Sargsyan is the political figure, which mass media outlets have mentioned the most in May (535 mentions). According to Mediagid.am, the top five political figures that have been mentioned include RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan and RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan.
According to Mediagid.am, former political prisoners Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikayelyan, who were released by amnesty, are among the top ten political figures with the most mentions in May.
Based on results in May, among the top five more well-known cultural figures and stars are Andre (112 mentions), singer Emmy, Charles Aznavour, film director Harutyun Khachatryan and composer Eduard Mirzoyan.
Among the top five athletes with mentions are woman chess player Elina Danielyan (57 mentions), chess player Levon Aronyan, boxer Artur Abraham, chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan and trainer for the Armenian football team Vardan Minasyan.
The ratings are formed based on data from partnering websites indexed by an aggregator where Armenian political figures, stars, athletes and other popular names are mentioned.
