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Janfida Mayoral Race - New Tractors as Voter Enticement?
Grisha Balasanyan
hetq
13:36, August 21, 2012
In the run-up to the September 9 race for mayor in the village of
Janfida, in Armavir Marz, the proverbial `new tractors' have arrived
to entice prospective voters.
It's a hotly contested race pitting independent Gourgen Sargsyan,
backed by the Prosperous Armenia Party, against Republican Party
candidate Rafik Yeghiazaryan.
Current mayor Edik Manoukyan was also in the running before dropping
out. He offered no explanation to Hetq other than `it was his own
business'.
A visitor to the village will spot the shining mini-tractors lined up
for all to see. Residents say the tractors were provided by the
Prosperous Armenia Party and have been on display for the past month.
Nobody can say for sure where and for whom the tractors will be used.
But it's an election enticement that has become a tradition.
In the meantime, Mayor Manoukyan is busy installing street lights
along the village roads and completing the installation of gas pipes.
It seems that residents don't care who is doing what work. Their main
concern is for peace and calm, something that not always results when
Prosperous Armenia and the Republican Party go head to head.
Grisha Balasanyan
hetq
13:36, August 21, 2012
In the run-up to the September 9 race for mayor in the village of
Janfida, in Armavir Marz, the proverbial `new tractors' have arrived
to entice prospective voters.
It's a hotly contested race pitting independent Gourgen Sargsyan,
backed by the Prosperous Armenia Party, against Republican Party
candidate Rafik Yeghiazaryan.
Current mayor Edik Manoukyan was also in the running before dropping
out. He offered no explanation to Hetq other than `it was his own
business'.
A visitor to the village will spot the shining mini-tractors lined up
for all to see. Residents say the tractors were provided by the
Prosperous Armenia Party and have been on display for the past month.
Nobody can say for sure where and for whom the tractors will be used.
But it's an election enticement that has become a tradition.
In the meantime, Mayor Manoukyan is busy installing street lights
along the village roads and completing the installation of gas pipes.
It seems that residents don't care who is doing what work. Their main
concern is for peace and calm, something that not always results when
Prosperous Armenia and the Republican Party go head to head.