Armenian citizens satisfied with activities of church, army - poll 

ArmInfo.  Armenian citizens are most satisfied with the activities of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and the Armed Forces of the Republic. This is according to the results of a survey presented by Armen Khachikyan, Director of the Arar Foundation for Civilizational Studies.

According to the Foundation's Director, the survey included issues  that have been most actively discussed recently: Azerbaijan's actual  goals regarding Armenia, the peace proposed by US President Donald  Trump, the need for constitutional amendments, and other topics. A  total of 1,123 respondents participated in the survey, conducted from  October 5 to 25. According to the survey, Armenian citizens are most  satisfied with the activities of the Armenian Armed Forces and the  AAC - 66.4% and 62.5%, respectively. Satisfaction with the police is  54.6%. Moreover, respondents are most dissatisfied with the  performance of the government and parliament-39.5% and 50.0%,  respectively.

As with the previous survey, this time too, young people (Generation  Z) are most satisfied with the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC)-82.5%.  Overall, young people trust both the Armenian Apostolic Church and  the Armed Forces the most-around 70%. Those most dissatisfied with  the National Assembly are those aged 45 to 60, as well as those with  low social security-62.7%, the foundation noted in presenting the  survey results.

According to the survey, 51.8% of respondents in Armenia consider the  Armenian government's foreign policy to be misguided. Another 62.7%  consider its domestic policy to be misguided.

Furthermore, the overwhelming majority of respondents in Armenia do  not believe that peace with Azerbaijan can be achieved through  negotiations. 69.2% of respondents said so. However, 30.5% believed  peace could be achieved through diplomatic negotiations. "It is  noteworthy that more than 70% of people aged 18 to 44 do not believe  in peace with Azerbaijan. According to 48.5% of respondents,  Azerbaijan's long-term goal is the complete destruction of Armenia,  17.4% believe peace with Armenia and the establishment of economic  cooperation, 15.0% believe the weakening of Armenia's independence,  and 13.7% believe the occupation of part of the Republic's  territory," the foundation noted.

Furthermore, when asked whether peace with Azerbaijan could be  achieved through the mediation of US President Donald Trump, 65.1% of  respondents said it would be impossible to achieve real peace through  this means, while 33.7% said it was possible. Regarding the need to  adopt a new Constitution, according to the survey, 35.1% of  respondents believe it is necessary, and 49.0% of those surveyed said  they would join the Church's call for unity, given the criticism  leveled at the Armenian Apostolic Church. "At the same time, 91.3%  spoke out against changing the Constitution to favor Azerbaijan and  in exchange for peace," the foundation emphasized.

Armenian citizens also did not support the government's decision to  reduce the budget of the Armenian Armed Forces and their possible  size in the event of a peace treaty. 80.2% of respondents opposed  this decision, while only 19.1% supported such a move. "Regarding the  withdrawal of the 102nd Russian military base, 64% of respondents  have a negative attitude, while only 32.1% have a positive one," the  foundation noted.

The survey also asked respondents about their attitudes toward the  return of the former authorities. 78.6% of respondents opposed the  return of the "former" authorities, while only 18.3% supported such a  development.

The final question of the survey concerned Armenia's foreign  relations, specifically the country's military alliance.

According to the survey, 37.8% of respondents stated that Armenia  should form a military-political alliance with Russia, 18.3% with the  United States, 17.5% with Iran, 15.9% with the European Union, and  5.4% with India.

Notably, respondents from rural areas (42.8%) and those from  low-income families (54.2%) were most likely to support an alliance  with Russia.