International Republican Institute
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- organization
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- Armenia
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- Pollster organization that conducted the February 2026 poll among Armenian residents and displaced persons. Suspicion label: none.
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- Political disillusionment is higher among younger voters: 14% of 18-35 year olds do not plan to vote and 34% remain undecided.
- Older voters (56+) show stronger support for Civil Contract at 34%, younger voters (18-35) show only 12% support for the party.
- Support for Strong Armenia is evenly distributed geographically with 9-10% support in Yerevan, other urban, and rural areas.
- Support for Civil Contract is geographically weaker in Yerevan (15%) compared to other urban (25%) and rural (31%) areas.
- Prosperous Armenia party led by Gagik Tsarukyan received about 3% support.
- The Armenia Alliance led by former president Robert Kocharyan received about 3% support in the February 2026 poll.
- Strong Armenia party led by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan received 9% support in the same poll.
- Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party leads voter preferences with 24% support in a poll conducted in February 2026; 30% of respondents remain undecided.
- 28 percent of respondents had not yet chosen a party, and an additional 11 percent declined to name their preference.
- The “Armenia” alliance led by Robert Kocharyan and the Prosperous Armenia Party each receive about 4 percent support.
- Samvel Karapetyan’s “Strong Armenia” party follows with around 11 percent support.
- Nearly 30 percent of likely voters said they would support Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party if elections were held next Sunday.
- If a referendum on EU membership were held this Sunday, 51 percent said they would vote in favor of joining the EU, while 13 percent would vote against it and 32 percent said they would not participate in the vote.
- Overall, 72 percent of respondents said they support Armenia’s possible EU membership, including 33 percent who strongly support it and 39 percent who somewhat support the idea.
- In February 2026, 21 percent of respondents cited security and border concerns as the top issue, compared with 44 percent in June 2025, indicating a significant decline in security concerns.
- A nationwide public opinion survey conducted by the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research indicates that Armenians increasingly prioritize peace and stability and show strong support for closer ties with the European Union.
- 14% of respondents expressed a positive view of the Armenia Alliance, while 86% said it is moving in the wrong direction.
- 9% of respondents said the Strong Armenia Alliance is moving in the right direction, 83% said it is heading in the wrong direction, 8% did not know or refused to answer.
- 95% of respondents said the ruling Civil Contract party is moving in the right direction, 2% said wrong direction, 3% did not know or declined to answer.
- Among respondents aged 18 to 35, 54% said Armenia is moving in the right direction, 33% said wrong path, 13% declined or did not know; aged 36 to 55, 62% right direction, 26% wrong path, 12% declined or did not know; aged 56 and older, 67% right direction, 24% wrong path, 9% declined or did not know.
- 61% of respondents said Armenia is moving in the right direction, while 28% said it is on the wrong path; 11% did not know or declined to answer.
- Public opinion survey of residents of Armenia conducted and published by the International Republican Institute in May 2026.