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  • 19% disbelieve the NK election will be free and fair

    19 percent of respondents disbelieve the election will be free and fair

    07-07-2007 14:56:16 - KarabakhOpen

    The results of the poll conducted by the Independent Center for
    Humanitarian and Political Studies last week suggest that 41 percent of
    respondents get information on the public and political life from the
    Public Television of Artsakh, 22 from independent sources, including 43
    from the Demo Newspaper, 14 from the official print media and 10.5 from
    the Internet.

    Over 32 percent of respondents trust the Public Television of Artsakh,
    7.3 percent trust independent media, 5 percent trust the official print
    media, 8.1 percent trust the Internet.

    28 percent declined to answer the question on the media, found it
    difficult to answer and said they do not trust any media. It shows the
    low level of interest of respondents in the public life and elections,
    as well as the low level of trust in the media. It is largely due to
    the pro-government politicians and journalists, as well as different
    agencies, which instill in public that the outcome of the election is
    predetermined, and the government's candidate and leaderships of
    parliament parties have agreement on ministerial posts.

    In answer to the question `Are you aware of the right to vote set down
    in the NKR Constitution?' 37 respondents said yes, 40 percent said `not
    so well', 5 percent are unaware, 13 percent did not answer this
    question. Over 86 percent of respondents said they will vote, 13 will
    not vote or have not made a decision yet. (In addition, most
    respondents who think the outcome is predetermined and decided not to
    vote declined to take part in the poll.)

    It is notable that 19 percent of respondents do not believe the
    election will be free and fair, 16 percent said their participation
    will not change anything, 4 percent will have gone away. 42 percent
    explained their decision to vote by their civil duty, 41 percent want
    to change life, 10 percent want to support the candidate whose ideas
    their share.
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