Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia's Prime Minister, leads the race of presidential campaign in Armenia, says Andrew Cooper, directors of British "Populus" polling company. According to the "Populus" data, 50.7% of the Armenian adults would vote for him, if the elections were to take place tomorrow. Sargsyan leads with a strong gap. According to the same data, Arthur Baghdasaryan, from the "Orinats Yerkir" opposition party is the second, with 13.4%. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the former president of Armenia is the third (12.6%). Results for 6 other candidates are below 10%.

Today was the last day for the presidential nominees to withdraw their candidacies. According to the Central Electoral Committee, all 9 candidates continue their presidential race.

Poll shows, that since last year, Armenian voters have become more hopeful about the future – for the country and for them – and increasingly think Armenia is moving in the right direction. The number of optimists increased for 10%, since April 2007 (form 43% to 53%).

Nationally representative survey conducted between January 21^st - 29^th 2008. 1,500 Armenian adults interviewed face-to-face, yielding data with a margin of error of 2.6% (at 95% confidence). The poll was commissioned by Armenia Public TV & Radio.

Populus is one of Britain's leading polling companies, with a strong record of accuracy in election polls. At the last UK election, Populus had an average error of just 0.25%.

Populus conducts voting polls for a wide range of high profile clients, including BBC, The Times, Conservatives, Labour, and Liberal- Democrats.