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U.S. DOESN'T CONSIDER TSARUKYAN STRONG CANDIDATE
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/28322
16:22 06/12/2012
The People newspaper informed that the U.S. Ambassador John Heffern has
met with the leaders of Armenian political parties ahead of his trip
to the U.S. and expressed his concerns about the lack of competition
in the Armenian elections which may have a negative impact on the
international image of Armenia.
This can hardly be a "journalistic fiction" but the important thing is
that the elections in Armenia may not be competitive. The upcoming
election will be the most strange one. Despite the fact that it
will be held in February, no one knows the exact day of voting and
the deadline for nominations, Serzh Sargsyan's rivals are unknown,
just like it is not known whether there will be such or not.
Apparently, the U.S. ambassador is worried about this circumstance. He
would like a worthy rival for Serzh Sargsyan, most probably Vartan
Oskanian. But Serzh Sargsyan and Gagik Tsarukyan are blocking
Vartan Oskanian and even if Tsarukyan runs, the election will not be
competitive for the U.S. ambassador.
The feeling is that Tsarukyan has agreed with Serzh Sargsyan to
postpone his decision on running in the election in order to hinder
Oskanian's nomination. The fact that the tax service and investigators
remembered about Oskanian's "sins" means that Serzh Sargsyan "helps"
Tsarukyan to block Oskanian.
It is evident that Tsarukyan, even if he is nominated, is a more
desirable rival for Serzh Sargsyan than Vartan Oskanian. Apparently,
Heffern is convinced that Oskanian will not run, so he has already
called the elections uncompetitive.
We can only guess whether the precondition of a "strong" competitor
was among the agreements between Serzh Sargsyan and the West regarding
"democratic elections". After all, the conference of donors and the
amount of investments will depend on the election.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/28322
16:22 06/12/2012
The People newspaper informed that the U.S. Ambassador John Heffern has
met with the leaders of Armenian political parties ahead of his trip
to the U.S. and expressed his concerns about the lack of competition
in the Armenian elections which may have a negative impact on the
international image of Armenia.
This can hardly be a "journalistic fiction" but the important thing is
that the elections in Armenia may not be competitive. The upcoming
election will be the most strange one. Despite the fact that it
will be held in February, no one knows the exact day of voting and
the deadline for nominations, Serzh Sargsyan's rivals are unknown,
just like it is not known whether there will be such or not.
Apparently, the U.S. ambassador is worried about this circumstance. He
would like a worthy rival for Serzh Sargsyan, most probably Vartan
Oskanian. But Serzh Sargsyan and Gagik Tsarukyan are blocking
Vartan Oskanian and even if Tsarukyan runs, the election will not be
competitive for the U.S. ambassador.
The feeling is that Tsarukyan has agreed with Serzh Sargsyan to
postpone his decision on running in the election in order to hinder
Oskanian's nomination. The fact that the tax service and investigators
remembered about Oskanian's "sins" means that Serzh Sargsyan "helps"
Tsarukyan to block Oskanian.
It is evident that Tsarukyan, even if he is nominated, is a more
desirable rival for Serzh Sargsyan than Vartan Oskanian. Apparently,
Heffern is convinced that Oskanian will not run, so he has already
called the elections uncompetitive.
We can only guess whether the precondition of a "strong" competitor
was among the agreements between Serzh Sargsyan and the West regarding
"democratic elections". After all, the conference of donors and the
amount of investments will depend on the election.