May 9 | Mirzoyan, Bayramov in DC | Latest IRI Polls | Armenian Census 2022 | Ep 252 - May 7, 2023

ANN Groong Week in Review - May 7, 2023

Topics:
* May 9: The “Triple Holiday”
* Mirzoyan, Bayramov, Washington DC
* Latest IRI Armenia Poll Results
* Armenian Census 2022 - Preliminary Results

Guest:
* Hrant Mikaelian - TW/@Hrant_M

Hosts:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

00:00 Intro to show
00:18 Today’s topics
00:56 Intro to Guest
01:14 Triple Holiday: May 9
03:16 May 9 in Artsakh
05:48 Goal of Mirzoyan, Bayramov in DC
10:01 Context of “rights and security of people of Karabakh”
11:59 Why is Pashinyan negotiating for Artsakh?
13:49 What about Remedial Secession?
15:56 Brussels, Moscow, Brussels, who is achieving what?
19:32 IRI Poll Results
19:49 Hrant’s post-revolutionary euphoria comparative analysis
24:00 Levels of approval and disapproval of the authorities
28:04 Levels of approval for institutions
31:15 Can the church unify people of an opposition mindset?
33:21 Approval and disapproval for the armed forces
37:13 Perceptions of the police
40:54 On Successes and Failures of the government
46:34 Anti-corruption - is it working?
48:45 Why aren’t people feeling a good economy?
50:30 Armenian Census 2022 - what to make of it?
53:55 Rants
54:07 Hovik - USAID funds for Armenian media
55:05 Hrant - External funding influencing Armenia’s foreign policy
55:30 Closing comments

Episode 251 | Recorded May 9, 2023
Website: https://podcasts.groong.org/252