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.
Browse all Groong episodes tagged MPG Poll below.
Below are all Groong episodes tagged with MPG Poll.
Episode 539 | Recorded: May 3, 2026
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Episode 539 | Recorded: May 3, 2026
#Armenia #Azerbaijan #IranWar #TRIPP #Artsakh #Stepanakert #ArmenianElections #Groong
This Groong Week in Review covers Trump’s Iran ceasefire, failed US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the naval blockade, and Washington’s war politics. Asbed and Hovik also examine “Operation Kochari,” Shahin Mustafayev’s secret visit to Armenia, TRIPP, border demarcation, Armenia-Azerbaijan trade, Azerbaijan’s destruction of the Stepanakert cathedral, Pashinyan’s response, the MPG poll, opposition coalition math, election fraud risks, the EPC meeting, legal pressure, mass surveillance, and Armenia’s falling press freedom ranking.
Episode 531 | Recorded: April 14, 2026
#Armenia #IranWar #ArmenianPolitics #HungaryElections #ArmeniaPolls
Episode 531 | Recorded: April 14, 2026
#Armenia #IranWar #ArmenianPolitics #HungaryElections #ArmeniaPolls
This Week in Review examines how foreign shocks and internal political pressures are converging for Armenia. We look at the breakdown of US-Iran talks and the threat of a new naval blockade, Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary and what it may mean for the region, and fresh polling in Armenia on security, war, free speech, voter participation, and party support ahead of the 2026 elections. The episode also explores whether the Abkhaz railway could offer Armenia a real alternative to routes that deepen dependence on Azerbaijan and Turkey, and what the latest polling says about the opposition’s position.
Episode 530 | Recorded: April 7, 2026
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Episode 530 | Recorded: April 7, 2026
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In this Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed discussed the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran and the danger of a wider regional catastrophe; we reflected on the tenth anniversary of the April 2016 Four-Day War and what it revealed about Armenia’s military and diplomatic posture; we examined the fallout from Pashinyan’s Moscow visit and the increasingly blunt Russian response, and reviewed the fast-moving Armenian election campaign, including pressure on the opposition, EU involvement, and the emerging strategies of major the various alliances.