On the occasion of the 17th anniversary of Karabakh's independence referendum, the Artsakh Journalists Union held a public opinion poll throughout the country from December 3 - 9 during which 300 individuals responded to the following question: "In your opinion do you think that there is a need to hold a new referendum in order to delineate the legal status of the Republic of Mountainous Karabakh?" Results were as follows - 83% of those polled, or 249 respondents, answered in the negative, while only 24, or 8%, were in favor of a new referendum. 27 participants in the poll had difficulty answering the question.