Yerevan, 3 May 2007 - Aharon Adibekian, head of Sociometer pollster center, unveiled today the findings of his latest public opinion survey, conducted to learn voting intentions of Armenians ahead of the May 12 parliamentary elections, saying none of the parties running the parliament is set to win the absolute majority. According to these findings, two third of all votes will be distributed to the Republican and Prosperous Armenia parties.

Adibekian said 15 percent of 1,650 respondents polled in 10 regions of Armenia refused to disclose who they will cast their ballots for and this may account for a broader error margins after the elections. Adibekian argued these 15 percent are those who are waiting for parties or individual candidates to offer bribes in return for their support.

Adibekian also said that charges of 'high treason' Arthur Baghdasarian was accused of by president Kocharian and some top members of the governing Republic Party do not seem to have had any repercussions in term of his popularity.

Adibekian said the failure of the People's Party of Armenia of Stepan Demirchian to win a seat would be a real 'sensation," because part of its former supporters have decided to lend their support to the Heritage and the People's Party of Tigran Karapetian.

According to him, the Republican party and the Prosperous Armenia will make the backbone of the future coalition government. To make absolute majority they will ask for ARF's support.

Adibekian said the number of recruited members cited by all parties suggest that there should be some 700,000 party-affiliated citizens, whereas according to his findings, only 11 percent of respondents said they belong to this or that party and therefore there may at best 250,000 party affiliated voters.

According to the survey, the Republican party may win 55-60 seats, the Prosperous Armenia - 35-40 seats, the Orinats Yerkir and the ARF - 8-12 seats each, the Heritage, the National Unity, the Peoples Party, the United Labor Party and the Dashink party - 3-6 mandates each.