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    UNEMPLOYMENT MOST CRITICAL PROBLEM FOR MAJORITY OF YEREVAN RESIDENTS: POLL

    YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. Fifty-nine percent of Yerevan residents said
    unemployment is the most critical problem in the city, according to
    a poll conducted by GALLUP International Association Armenian office.

    Ahead of the city council elections, the office interviewed 1,066
    legal adults in Yerevan from April 18 to April 21.

    The city council elections are scheduled for May 5. The city mayor is
    elected by the council consisting of 65 members. Under the legislation,
    candidates are to be nominated by the factions involved in the council.

    Mission, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Orinats
    Yerkir, Republican Party of Armenia, Armenian Revolutionary Federation
    Dashnaktsutiun and "Hello, Yerevan" bloc of parties have registered
    for the elections.

    Some 59% of respondents said unemployment is a common problem in
    Yerevan. The second comes inflation considered critical by 31% of
    interviewees. Corruption is considered the most important problem
    by 13% of respondents. 12% of interviewees said migration is the
    most critical issue of the capital. Another 12% said it is the poor
    state of the educational system, head of GIA Armenian office Aram
    Navasardyan said.

    Among the municipal problems respondents mentioned poor state of
    medical institutions (8%), high taxes (7%), low pensions (3%), poor
    social status (2%) and low salaries (2%).

    Transport is the main problem for 22% of respondents, ecology for 20%,
    garbage disposal for another 20%, paying against public services for
    10%, emergencies for 4%, crimes and road conditions for 3% each and
    poor building conditions for 1%.

    Navasardyan also said that 52% of respondents want the municipality
    to expand green areas, some 36% expect expanding playgrounds, another
    36% want more cultural events, 27% expect more sports events and 2%
    point to the necessity to increase jobs.

    When asked which fields need to be developed in Yerevan 26% of
    interviewees said public health, 23% said education, 15% transport,
    14% employment, another 14% said culture, 13% industries, 9% economy
    and 7% social sector. Respondents were asked to pick several answers.

    Navasardyan said in general respondents appreciated the work done
    by the current mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan. At the same time,
    interviewees are not satisfied with performance of the municipality.

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    From: A. Papazian
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