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Aliyev`s approval rating sky-high ahead of elections: poll

10 September 2008 22:28 (UTC+04:00)
Aliyev`s approval rating sky-high ahead of elections: poll
The overwhelming majority of Azerbaijani citizens will support President Ilham Aliyev in the October 15 presidential elections, according to the findings of a recently released public opinion poll.
78% of respondents said they would cast their votes for the incumbent head of state, according to the survey, which was conducted by the ELS independent research center.
88.9% of respondents plan to take part in the elections, while 5% of those polled said they would not, and 6.1% said they remained undecided.
Less than 0.5% of the respondents voiced support for other presidential hopefuls.
Asked what decisions they expect from the president while on the campaign trail, 68.2% of the poll participants said they hoped to see steps that would focus on settling the conflict with Armenia. 59.1% of those polled anticipate decisions to curtail inflation. Also, 52.2% of respondents expect further pay raises in the country, while 48.7% anticipate the creation of new jobs.

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