YEREVAN, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the surveys conducted by the Sociometer sociological center in April-May, 25% Yerevan residents take no interest in the forthcoming Yerevan Council of Elders elections and 4% are going to boycott them. Sociometer Director Aharon Adibekian reported at the May 28 press conference. In his words, 22% voters have not decided yet whether to go to ballot or not, 29% will go to ballot and know for whom to vote. And 17% voters refused to say for whom they are going to vote. A.Adibekian said that 20% voters follow the election campaign and political advertisements, but only 3% wants to get acquainted with political forces' programs. Only 37% voters trust their preferred force, the others have other reasons for their choice. A. Adibekian also said that the interest of 5% voters has grown during the election campaign and only 4.4% have oriented themselves by the advertisement. According to the sociologist, it is noteworthy that only 15% voters are ready to take electoral bribe, which permits to suppose that for political forces it will be very difficult to succeed through voter buying.

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