Over 50% of respondents ready to vote at 2026 parliamentary elections, but remain undecided
Aram Sargsyan, coordinator of the socio-political movement “Together,” announced this at a press conference in Yerevan on December 24 based on the results of a survey organized by the movement to assess citizens’ attitudes toward the political course pursued by the current Armenian authorities.
According to him, the survey was conducted on social media from December 1 to 10 and involved 500 people. “All age groups are represented in the sample, and the overwhelming majority of respondents have higher education or at least a secondary general education. 64.8% of respondents live in Yerevan, the remaining 35% live in various regions of Armenia,” Sargsyan said.
The first question, as the movement coordinator noted, pertained to the foreign policy pursued by the current authorities. According to the results, 75.8% of respondents assessed this policy very negatively, 9.8% – somewhat negatively, 1.2% – very positively, 7.4% – somewhat positively, and 5.7% were undecided.
According to him, the next question concerned the policies pursued by the Armenian authorities in the areas of public security and law enforcement, and 71.7% of respondents described it as extremely negative, 15.2% – somewhat negative, 0.8% – absolutely positive, 8.6% – positive, and 3.7% were undecided,” Sargsyan said.
“60.2% of respondents assessed the government’s policies in healthcare, social policy, and education extremely negatively, while another 24.6% – somewhat negatively. Only 2.5% of respondents called them very positive, 9.8% – somewhat positive, and 2.9% were undecided.” Moreover, according to the survey, 62.3% of respondents are extremely dissatisfied with the current authorities’ economic and financial policies, 20.5% are rather dissatisfied, 1.2% are very satisfied, 8.6% are rather satisfied, and 7.4% found it difficult to answer,” he noted.
Furthermore, according to him, 75.8% of respondents called the authorities’ policy on the return of Artsakh residents and ensuring their living conditions in Armenia extremely negative, 6.8% – rather negative, 5.3% – very positive, 4.9% – rather positive, and 7.4% – found it difficult to answer.
At the same time, according to Sargsyan, when asked whether they would participate in the 2026 parliamentary elections, 9.8% of respondents gave a definitive negative answer, 10.7% answered rather not, 52.5% – they would definitely participate, and another 17.6% – they would rather participate. “Such a high figure of people ready to participate “Participation in the elections demonstrates citizens’ understanding of the importance of their participation for the country’s future,” the politician said.
He acknowledged, however, that 38%-40% of respondents said they had no idea who to vote for. “However, respondents said they wanted to see coalitions, not individual political forces,” Sargsyan added.
In turn, Narine Dilbaryan, a member of the “Together” movement, speaking about the survey results, emphasized that they demonstrate people’s desire to participate in social and political processes that influence Armenia’s future. Furthermore, according to her, the survey results show that the ruling Civil Contract party’s program, adopted in 2021, has failed not only in foreign policy and the Artsakh issue, but also in the socioeconomic sphere. “The survey showed that citizens have become interested in both foreign policy and security issues, and that people don’t feel their well-being is improving and even notice a decline, which also explains their desire to participate in elections. However, the main problem today is that they don’t know who to vote for,” Dilbaryan noted.
As a reminder, parliamentary elections in Armenia are scheduled for June 7, 2026.
