you're yvonne. so nick, bring us up to speed the government's unpopularity. it's clear that we can hear that in the voices of those voters. is there any indication of how this election might be turning out? well, i think that popularity is yes indeed. factor for the current going, but also for them main rivals. the main opposition lead ever because you're on there's a broad tiredness and kind of disdain for the piece of cloth from both sides and people at the police station telling me that basically for them this was the question of choosing the lesser evil in terms of the question and yes, great appointment that he agreed to receive that gave up a lot of territory search there is haven't taken by their own alms that i'll mean a gave up voluntarily as it were. his main rival is seen as being closer to russia . the expectation would be that it being close to russia, he could have got more russian support during that war. but his record is very chicken and the daughter kristen some of what he did when he was an office. so no great enthusiasm in terms of the num

w correspondence, nick connelly, who's in the armenian capital here. yvonne nick, welcome to you. it looks as we've been hearing like a convincing victory for passion yon. all that despite polls putting him neck and neck with the opposition. so how did the shake out well, so it is definitely an embarrassing day for posters and pundits here in armenia. as you mentioned, there pulls running up the selection, putting the 2 front runners within just one percentage point of each other. and if everything goes as it seems now that the final result will be almost 30 percent between the 2 front run. the so huge gap there, question and way ahead. i think there are 2 things to bear in mind here. good quality, social g polling is very expensive and in small country like armenia, where there are a whole lot of resources most that polling is commission by people with a vested interest. so it really has to be taken with a pinch of salt. i think the 2nd thing to bear in mind also is but lots of questions on support of seemingly chosen as the lesser of 2 evils. they might have agreed with his agen

you're yvonne. so nick, bring us up to speed the government's unpopularity. it's clear that we can hear that in the voices of those voters. is there any indication of how this election might be turning out? well, i think that unpopularity is yes indeed, a factor for the current going, but also for their main rival. the main opposition lead ever because you're and as a can broad tiredness and kind of disdain for the political class from both sides and people at the polling station telling me that basically for them, this was the question of choosing the lesser evil in terms of the question yes, great appointment that he agreed to receive that gave up a lot of territory search very haven't taken by their own arms that i mean it gave up voluntarily as it were, his main rival, it seems as being closer to russia, the expectation would be that being close to russia, he could have got more russian support during that war, but his record is very chicken and the order criticism of what he did when he was in office. so no great enthusiasm in terms of the numbers. what

nick connelly is in your yvonne, he's sent us this assessment of the elections. i mean is 2000000 people had 26 parties to choose from when their ballot need to, with any realistic chunk of forming a government, one belong to the incumbent and called brushing young. the other to former president robert could see down among the people we spoke to the polling stations. there was little enthusiasm for either. one man told me of him. it was simply question, it's choosing the letter to beaver's. this election was always going to be defined by all means of defeat. the by john enlarges will many voted here, determined to punish the incumbent. nicole pushing on, assigning the fire, they say, gave way too much, too early. decision that they would argue overshadows all the passion, young, earlier reforming achievements, main rival, rubica chem couldn't be accused of dinner for by any stretch and imagination. he's a prominent member of the countries politically, was chased from power and st. purchase just a few years ago. he's also widely seen in the criminal man anomaly an

nick connelly, talking to some of those people. now we're talking to him. he's in armenians capital. you're yvonne. so nick, bring us up to speed the government's unpopularity. it's clear that we can hear that in the voices of those voters. is there any indication of how this election might be turning out? well, i think that unpopularity is yes indeed. a factor for the current going, but also for them main rival, the main opposition leader because you're on there's a broad tiredness and kind of disdain for the piece of cloth from both sides and people at the police station telling me that basically for them, this was the question of choosing the lesser evil in terms of the question yes, great appointment that he agreed to receive that gave up a lot of territory searches if there is haven't taken by their own alms that i'll mean you gave up voluntarily as it were. his main rival, it seems as being closer to russia, the expectation would be that it being close to russia, he could have got more russian support during that war. but his record is very chicken and the order criticism of what he did when h