Azerbaijani people`s 92 percent trust its government, poll
Baku, April 26 (AZERTAC). The Azerbaijani people`s 92 percent trust its government, according to a poll conducted within the European Neighbourhood Barometer on Azerbaijan as of late 2012.
The poll was conducted in November-December 2012 among 1000 respondents as part of the EU-funded project on examining public opinion in the countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy.
The European Neighbourhood Barometer (examining the public opinion and media monitoring) is part of the EU-funded regional information program aimed at assessing the level of awareness and perception of the neighbourhood policy, activities and programmes of EU cooperation, the European Neighbourhood Information Centre said.
The poll says around 53 percent of 1000 respondents, surveyed in November-December 2012 believe that the EU and Azerbaijan have good relations. This indicator is better than the average index for the East Region of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) (45 per cent and 29 per cent, respectively).
The poll says Azerbaijanis participating in the poll are satisfied with their lives and 65 percent of respondents like the way they live. The level of satisfaction is higher among young people and more educated respondents. The vast majority of respondents trust the government (92 percent) and the parliament (68 percent). The respondents are optimistic about their country`s development with 48 per cent believing that Azerbaijan is moving in the right direction and only 17 per cent disagree. The economic sentiment indicator is also high as 69 percent of respondents believe that the economy is at a good level. Some 60 per cent are satisfied with the results of the democratic process in the country.
According to the poll, 37 per cent of respondents believe that the EU is an important partner of the country, while 51 per cent believe that the EU and Azerbaijan have enough common values for fruitful cooperation.
The publication of statistics data and conclusions of the European Neighbourhood Barometer was timed to the promulgation of a package of reports on the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in the countries for 2012.
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