POLITICS
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV’S RATING STAYS HIGH
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s rating stays high according to the poll conducted by the Monitoring Center “Ray” (Opinion) in Baku, Sumgait and 34 settlements among 1508 respondents. The poll said 82.8% of respondents appreciated the activity of President Ilham Aliyev, wile 74.1% gave him a vote of confidence. Asked “Who would you vote for if election were held next Sunday, 72.2% named Ilham Aliyev. According to the poll, 65.3% of the respondents expressed confidence that President Ilham Aliyev would never agree on violation of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan while negotiating settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh; 71% welcomed President Ilham Aliyev’s recent trip to Nagorny Karabakh, as 84.4% expressed confidence that the President’s visiting the front line had a positive impact on fighting efficiency of the Azerbaijan’s army. Asked “is the Azerbaijani army capable to release the occupied territories”, 58.5% of the respondents gave positive, while 20.4% partly positive answer.