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WILL TER-PETROSYAN CHANGE TRADITION?
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26814.html
Published: 12:48:54 - 11/07/2012
The issue of candidates for the 2013 presidential elections is
becoming more urgent in social and political discussions. Different
groups of the society are trying to predict or analyze who will run
in the election and what will change from one nomination or another.
In this sense, it is perhaps worthwhile to record an interesting
observation for Armenia. 5 presidential elections have been held so
far. 2013 will be the sixth.
In all the five elections the main candidate who lost or the official
runner up never ran in the next elections, or run but without any
significant result.
In 1991, for example, Ter-Petrosyan's main opponent was Paruyr
Hairikyan. In 1996, his opponent was Vazgen Manukyan, while Hairikyan
supported Manukyan.
In 1998, Robert Kocharyan's opponent was Karen Demirchyan, while Vazgen
Manukyan did not have any importance in the Kocharyan-Demirchyan
race, and in the second round he did not orient his voters towards
any of them.
In 2003, Karen Demirchyan was not alive. He was killed on 27 October
1999. It is difficult to tell whether he would run for president in
2009 if he allied with Vazgen Sargsyan in 1999.
In 2003, Robert Kocharyan's main opponent was Stepan Demirchyan.
In 2008, Stepan Demirchyan did not run but only supported
Ter-Petrosyan. But perhaps it is beyond doubt that even if
Ter-Petrosyan was not there, Demirchyan would not be a competitor.
Moreover, in the 2007 parliamentary elections, his party lost the
election.
Will Ter-Petrosyan run in 2013? Will he change the tradition of
being a presidential candidate in two consecutive elections, let
alone attempts to win the second round?
The answer to this question depends on whether Ter-Petrosyan will be
the joint candidate against Serzh Sargsyan or a joint candidate of
at least ANC, ARF and PAP.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26814.html
Published: 12:48:54 - 11/07/2012
The issue of candidates for the 2013 presidential elections is
becoming more urgent in social and political discussions. Different
groups of the society are trying to predict or analyze who will run
in the election and what will change from one nomination or another.
In this sense, it is perhaps worthwhile to record an interesting
observation for Armenia. 5 presidential elections have been held so
far. 2013 will be the sixth.
In all the five elections the main candidate who lost or the official
runner up never ran in the next elections, or run but without any
significant result.
In 1991, for example, Ter-Petrosyan's main opponent was Paruyr
Hairikyan. In 1996, his opponent was Vazgen Manukyan, while Hairikyan
supported Manukyan.
In 1998, Robert Kocharyan's opponent was Karen Demirchyan, while Vazgen
Manukyan did not have any importance in the Kocharyan-Demirchyan
race, and in the second round he did not orient his voters towards
any of them.
In 2003, Karen Demirchyan was not alive. He was killed on 27 October
1999. It is difficult to tell whether he would run for president in
2009 if he allied with Vazgen Sargsyan in 1999.
In 2003, Robert Kocharyan's main opponent was Stepan Demirchyan.
In 2008, Stepan Demirchyan did not run but only supported
Ter-Petrosyan. But perhaps it is beyond doubt that even if
Ter-Petrosyan was not there, Demirchyan would not be a competitor.
Moreover, in the 2007 parliamentary elections, his party lost the
election.
Will Ter-Petrosyan run in 2013? Will he change the tradition of
being a presidential candidate in two consecutive elections, let
alone attempts to win the second round?
The answer to this question depends on whether Ter-Petrosyan will be
the joint candidate against Serzh Sargsyan or a joint candidate of
at least ANC, ARF and PAP.