MPG Poll

Last updated: June 3, 2026

The Marketing Professional Group, known as MPG, is a member of Gallup International Association and is Armenia’s primary domestic polling organization and a regular source of data on public sentiment regarding political figures, parties, and policy questions. As a Gallup International Armenia affiliate, MPG conducts Armenia MPG poll surveys following internationally recognized methodology, which lends its findings greater credibility than state-adjacent polling operations. Groong covers MPG surveys as essential snapshots of voter preferences and public concern in a country where credible independent polling remains scarce and state-controlled media limits opposition access. MPG polls appear frequently in Groong’s election coverage, analysis of approval ratings for Nikol Pashinyan and Civil Contract , and assessment of how Armenian voters view the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process , the complete ethnic cleansing of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) of more than 150,000 Armenian inhabitants, security concerns, and Armenia’s strategic alignment between Russia, the West, and Iran.

MPG poll results and the 2026 election. Recent MPG poll Armenia data has documented significant shifts in the political landscape ahead of the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election scheduled for June 7. MPG poll 2026 findings have tracked Pashinyan’s declining approval ratings, growing Armenian concerns about border security and economic instability, and varying levels of support for opposition coalitions including the Armenia Alliance (Hayastan Dashinq), Strong Armenia , and other parties. The wide divergence between MPG poll results and data from competing pollsters like the International Republican Institute (IRI Armenia Poll ) has raised questions about methodology, sample composition, and the phenomenon of “hidden votes,” where voters withhold their true intentions from pollsters due to fear of state pressure or social judgment.

MPG survey Armenia methodology and the Gallup connection. Each MPG survey Armenia round draws on the Gallup International Armenia poll framework — stratified random sampling across regions and demographic cohorts — which allows for meaningful comparisons over time. Groong episodes have examined what the Gallup Armenia survey methodology implies for interpreting MPG results: what response rates reveal about public trust, how in-person interviewing differs from telephone polling in an environment of potential surveillance, and whether Gallup Armenia poll standards are consistently applied across cycles. MPG poll 2025 data from the pre-election baseline period has served as the reference point against which 2026 shifts are being measured.

Broader context. Groong’s coverage places MPG polling within the broader context of Armenia’s constrained media environment and the structural disadvantages facing opposition forces. Episodes have examined how MPG data contradicts or confirms state television narratives, whether polling reflects genuine voter sentiment or the effects of administrative pressure, and how external actors including the CSTO , Russia, the European Union, and the United States factor into Armenian voting calculations. Discussions with analysts like Benyamin Poghosyan and Hrant Mikaelian have treated MPG results as one layer of evidence about Armenian public opinion, always noting the limitations of polling in an environment where press freedom is constrained and state resources are unevenly deployed.

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Topics:

  • EPC fallout and Russia response
  • Armenia-EU declaration controversies
  • Pashinyan’s Artsakh campaign narrative
  • Aliyev-Pashinyan tag-team messaging
  • Swiss Peace Initiative
  • Pollsters diverge on election forecasts

Episode 545 | Recorded: May 12, 2026

#WeekInReview #Armenia #SwissPeaceInitiative #NagornoKarabakh #Artsakh

Topics:

  • EPC fallout and Russia response
  • Armenia-EU declaration controversies
  • Pashinyan’s Artsakh campaign narrative
  • Aliyev-Pashinyan tag-team messaging
  • Swiss Peace Initiative
  • Pollsters diverge on election forecasts

Episode 545 | Recorded: May 12, 2026

#WeekInReview #Armenia #SwissPeaceInitiative #NagornoKarabakh #Artsakh

In this Week in Review, Asbed and Hovik discuss the fallout from the EPC summit in Yerevan, Armenia’s role as a platform for anti-Russian messaging, and Putin’s warning about a possible “separation” if Armenia moves toward the EU. They examine the Armenia-EU declaration, focusing on TRIPP, Ukraine, hybrid threats, security cooperation, visa liberalization, and the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. The episode then turns to Armenia’s election campaign, Pashinyan’s claim that Artsakh was “never ours,” Aliyev’s parallel messaging from occupied Artsakh, pressure on opposition figures, the Swiss Peace Initiative, and sharp divergence between election polls.

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Topics:

  • Election campaign and opposition strategy
  • EPC, EU-Armenia summit, and foreign influence
  • Foreign policy, security, and regional risks
  • Domestic priorities and election integrity

Episode 544 | Recorded: May 9, 2026

#AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #ArmeniaElections #HayastanDashinq #EPCSummit #TRIPP #Artsakh

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • Election campaign and opposition strategy
  • EPC, EU-Armenia summit, and foreign influence
  • Foreign policy, security, and regional risks
  • Domestic priorities and election integrity

Episode 544 | Recorded: May 9, 2026

#AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #ArmeniaElections #HayastanDashinq #EPCSummit #TRIPP #Artsakh

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • EU role in Armenia’s elections
  • Fact-checkers and political bias
  • Dissent labeled as disinformation
  • Lawsuits, pressure, and intimidation
  • Censorship and social media control

Episode 543 | Recorded: May 7, 2026

#Armenia #ArmenianElections #EU #Disinformation #FactChecking #Censorship #CivilSociety #FreeSpeech

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • EU role in Armenia’s elections
  • Fact-checkers and political bias
  • Dissent labeled as disinformation
  • Lawsuits, pressure, and intimidation
  • Censorship and social media control

Episode 543 | Recorded: May 7, 2026

#Armenia #ArmenianElections #EU #Disinformation #FactChecking #Censorship #CivilSociety #FreeSpeech

Anna Grigoryan of Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance) joins Groong to discuss Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary election and the start of the official campaign. The conversation examines the EPC and Armenia-EU summits in Yerevan, EU political and financial support for Pashinyan, Aliyev’s remote demarche, and opposition protests around Artsakh rights, Armenian prisoners, and democratic backsliding. The episode also covers opposition coalition math, Hayastan Dashinq’s 8% bloc threshold, Strong Armenia’s lead among opposition forces, possible post-election governing formulas,  Read More

Hovhannes Ishkhanyan and Nare Navasardyan discuss the growing role of the EU, fact-checking networks, and counter-disinformation programs in Armenia’s 2026 election environment. The conversation examines claims of foreign interference, the use of “hybrid threats” and “disinformation” labels against domestic dissent, and the political bias of Armenia’s fact-checking ecosystem. The guests also share personal experiences with lawsuits, public confrontation, protest, and censorship, raising broader questions about free speech, election fairness, and the management of Armenia’s information space.