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BY-ELECTIONS AND SERZH SARGSYAN'S PLEDGE
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/12/03/avan-elections
07:58 PM | TODAY | POLITICS
During his recent meeting with the President of the European Commission
[Jose Manuel Barroso], Serzh Sargsyan assured the European official
that the presidential elections to be held in Armenian in February
would meet the European standards.
"Caesar's wife is above suspicion, isn't she? How can I doubt
President's words?" says levon Khachatryan, an MP of the Prosperous
Armenia Party (BHK)
Vartan Oskanian, another lawmaker of the same party, is ready to wait
and see how Serzh Sargsyan keeps his pledge.
"For example if we take the example of the previous elections, I must
confess that they do not instill much hope," he said.
Vartan Oskanian has doubts about whether the by-elections held in
Yerevan's Avan district and Shirak marz, were democratic or not.
Unlike Oskanian, Galust Sahakyan, head of the Republican Party (HHK)
faction, is certain of the election outcome.
"Our candidates garnered 75-80 percent of votes," he said.
Galust Sahakyan is aware that their candidates [both in Avan and
Gyumri] took voters in minibuses to polling-stations to vote for them.
"This is a practice in the USA," he said citing the recent presidential
election in the country.
The HHK official says an ultimate priority for his party is to hold
free and fair elections in February. Another priority is the outcome
of the elections, i.e. Serzh Sargsyan's victory.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/12/03/avan-elections
07:58 PM | TODAY | POLITICS
During his recent meeting with the President of the European Commission
[Jose Manuel Barroso], Serzh Sargsyan assured the European official
that the presidential elections to be held in Armenian in February
would meet the European standards.
"Caesar's wife is above suspicion, isn't she? How can I doubt
President's words?" says levon Khachatryan, an MP of the Prosperous
Armenia Party (BHK)
Vartan Oskanian, another lawmaker of the same party, is ready to wait
and see how Serzh Sargsyan keeps his pledge.
"For example if we take the example of the previous elections, I must
confess that they do not instill much hope," he said.
Vartan Oskanian has doubts about whether the by-elections held in
Yerevan's Avan district and Shirak marz, were democratic or not.
Unlike Oskanian, Galust Sahakyan, head of the Republican Party (HHK)
faction, is certain of the election outcome.
"Our candidates garnered 75-80 percent of votes," he said.
Galust Sahakyan is aware that their candidates [both in Avan and
Gyumri] took voters in minibuses to polling-stations to vote for them.
"This is a practice in the USA," he said citing the recent presidential
election in the country.
The HHK official says an ultimate priority for his party is to hold
free and fair elections in February. Another priority is the outcome
of the elections, i.e. Serzh Sargsyan's victory.