According to IRI poll, Pashinyan's approval rating has reached a new historic low

Almost half of the population of Armenia, 49 percent, is sure that the country is moving in the wrong direction. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the American International Republican Institute (IRI) from June 16 to 25. According to them, only 36 percent of Armenians believe that the country's development is moving in the right direction. This is reported by "Azatutyun".

According to the survey, over the past 9 months, since September 2024, this indicator has decreased by 10 percent. Older people are more optimistic about the situation in Armenia. 43 percent of respondents in the age group over 56 are confident that Armenia is moving in the right direction, and this indicator is even higher among pensioners - 47 percent. In contrast, 54 percent of Armenians aged 18 to 35 and 52 percent of middle-aged citizens believe that the country's development is not going in the right direction.

As for politicians, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has the highest rating, at 13 percent. Compared to the previous survey by the International Republican Institute, Pashinyan's rating has decreased by three points. In 2024, 16 percent of Armenians trusted him.

According to a survey conducted in June 2025, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is in second place with 5 percent, and second President Robert Kocharyan is in third place. His rating was 4 percent in June, compared to 2 percent in September of the previous year.

According to the survey, the rating of the CP has also decreased.

According to the IRI survey, the rating of the ruling Civic Pact party has also decreased. If the elections were held next Sunday, only 17 percent of Armenian voters would vote for this party, instead of the 20 percent recorded last September.

The "Armenia" bloc is in second place with four percent, and another two percent of respondents mentioned Robert Kocharyan's name instead of mentioning any political force.

The vast majority of Armenians, however, do not trust any political figure or party. 61 percent of respondents said they do not trust any political figure. As for the upcoming parliamentary elections, 28 percent of respondents claim that they will not participate in them, 12 percent are planning to invalidate their ballots, and another 22 percent had difficulty answering what they would do.

As for trust in the institutions operating in the country, the army and the church are in first place. 72 percent of the population fully or partially trust the armed forces, and 58 percent trust the Armenian Apostolic Church. By the way, compared to the previous survey, the church's rating has increased by 10 percent. The Armenian Apostolic Church has the highest rating among Armenians aged 18 to 35, at more than 70 percent.

38 percent of the population fully or partially trusts the Prime Minister's staff, 31 percent trusts the courts, and only 24 percent trusts the National Assembly.

The authors of the survey, commissioned by the International Republican Institute, also tried to find out what, according to Armenian citizens, the main achievements of the government over the past six months were. 11 percent of respondents mentioned road construction, 9 percent - maintaining peace, 7 percent - renovating schools and kindergartens. The largest group of respondents, 42 percent, however, is convinced that Pashinyan's government has not achieved any achievements in the past six months.