Poll: 31% of Armenian residents approve of the work of the Prime Minister, while 29.3% disapprove of it at all

ArmInfo. About 40% of respondents believe that the parliamentary elections in Armenia held on June 7, 2026, were marred by fraud. This was announced by Aram Navasardyan, Director of MPG LLC (MPG), a full member of the international GALLUP association in Armenia, at a press conference in Yerevan on September 25, presenting the survey results.

According to him, the survey was conducted through telephone interviews with residents of the Republic of Armenia from September 22 to September 24. The sample size was 1,001 people.

Thus, in response to the question "In your opinion, were the 2026 parliamentary elections held fairly or with fraud?", 29.6% of respondents answered "completely fairly," while 23.1% answered "mostly fairly." That is, as Navasardyan noted, approximately 53% of respondents said the elections were conducted fairly.

At the same time, 21% of respondents believe the elections were likely tainted by fraud, and 18.4% believed they were subject to widespread fraud. Thus, approximately 40% of respondents believe the elections were marred by fraud.

Navasardyan also noted that respondents who indicated the presence of some or widespread fraud were asked to specify who they believed had committed it. Thus, 39.8% of them indicated the authorities, 33.8%

both the authorities and the opposition, 12.7% only the opposition, and 3.3% other forces or individuals. 10.4% found it difficult to answer.

He also recalled that one of the most striking episodes of the election was the loss of votes from the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP). He said the survey results also reflect this picture. "This episode alone is sufficient to say that the results recorded during the parliamentary elections do not fully reflect the results that could have been obtained if everything had been organized correctly and fairly. Moreover, if the opposition agrees with the election results, then the ball is in their court." "If they disagree with the results, then we should have seen protests," Navasardyan noted.

Navasardyan also answered affirmatively to the question of whether the survey data indicates that the united opposition had entered parliament.

Next, as Navasardyan continued, respondents were asked: "How do you evaluate the work of the 9th convocation parliament compared to the 8th convocation parliament?" Thus, 7.9% noted that the work of parliament is much better, 19.8% - rather good, 26% - positive, 32.8% - the same as the parliament of the previous convocation, 11.3% - rather bad, and 21.4% - much worse. 6.9% found it difficult to answer.

When asked to what extent respondents approve of the following state institutions, 25.1% of respondents approve of the work of the Armenian government, 30.8% somewhat approve, 10.8% somewhat disapprove, 29.1% not at all disapprove, and 4.3% found it difficult to answer.

The work of the Armenian parliament was clearly approved by 16.8% of respondents, 24.7% somewhat approve, 14.9% somewhat disapprove, and 37.5% not at all approve.

The sociologist also clarified that this is the highest disapproval rate among the four institutions selected.

Regarding the Armenian president, he said that 18.6% approved of his performance, 20% somewhat approved, 29.1% did not approve at all, and 23.7% were undecided. Navasardyan also clarified that the latter figure is due to the fact that some respondents did not even know who the president of Armenia is.

Meanwhile, 31% approved of the performance of the Armenian prime minister, 22% somewhat approved, 10.9% somewhat disapproved, and 29.3% did not approve at all.