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CURRENT REGIME IS NOT READY TO CONCEDE ITS POWER BY RESULTS OF ELECTIONS, ARMAN MELIKIAN SUPPOSES
Noyan Tapan
Feb 1, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The election campaign tactics of RA
presidential candidate Arman Melikian does not suppose implementation
of aggressive agitation against anyone. As the candidate said at the
February 1 press conference, he has not come across any obstacle by
the authorities at this stage, as he does not act the way the other
candidates do. "I have no problem of renting halls, pasting posters. I
am not going to open headquarters, either. Purely in the organization
respect we have insured ourselves against any infringement on that
part as well," the presidential candidate said.
In response to the question of whether the presidential elections
will be fair and transparent, A. Melikian said that it "will depend
on the degree of our maturity." Nevertheless, according to him,
he has an apprehension that the authorities are not ready to cede
"their power" in case of fair elections or the opposition's most
aggressive part will not admit its defeat.
A. Melikian did not wish to touch upon the surveys conducted by
Adibek Aharonian and the Sociometer center and to estimate their
results. And the Gallup's survey, in his words, has been done at a
high level. In the candidate's opinion, that survey can be a serious
ground for orienting the candidates' preelection tactics.
Noyan Tapan
Feb 1, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The election campaign tactics of RA
presidential candidate Arman Melikian does not suppose implementation
of aggressive agitation against anyone. As the candidate said at the
February 1 press conference, he has not come across any obstacle by
the authorities at this stage, as he does not act the way the other
candidates do. "I have no problem of renting halls, pasting posters. I
am not going to open headquarters, either. Purely in the organization
respect we have insured ourselves against any infringement on that
part as well," the presidential candidate said.
In response to the question of whether the presidential elections
will be fair and transparent, A. Melikian said that it "will depend
on the degree of our maturity." Nevertheless, according to him,
he has an apprehension that the authorities are not ready to cede
"their power" in case of fair elections or the opposition's most
aggressive part will not admit its defeat.
A. Melikian did not wish to touch upon the surveys conducted by
Adibek Aharonian and the Sociometer center and to estimate their
results. And the Gallup's survey, in his words, has been done at a
high level. In the candidate's opinion, that survey can be a serious
ground for orienting the candidates' preelection tactics.