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EXPERT: FREEDOM HOUSE IS A LITTLE TOO MILD IN CATEGORIZING ARMENIA AS A COUNTRY RULED BY SEMI-CONSOLIDATED AUTHORITARIAN REGIME
arminfo
Thursday, June 7, 19:02
Freedom House is a little too mild in categorizing Armenia as a
country ruled by semi-consolidated authoritarian regime, Head of
the EU Chamber of Commerce in Armenia Hovhannes Igityan said in an
interview to ArmInfo.
He believes that Armenia is an authoritarian country and will be so
in the years to come.
In Igityan's opinion, Freedom House's report has nothing to do with
Hillary Clinton's visit to the region.
To remind, in its Nations in Transit 2012 report Freedom House
categorizes Armenia as ruled by a semi-consolidated authoritarian
regime. Armenia's score is 5.39 points on a scale of 1 to 7, where
1 represents the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the lowest.
Last year Armenia's score was 5.43 points. The ratings of Azerbaijan,
Central Asian states, Russia and Belarus are much worse and all of
them are reported to be ruled by authoritarian regimes.
arminfo
Thursday, June 7, 19:02
Freedom House is a little too mild in categorizing Armenia as a
country ruled by semi-consolidated authoritarian regime, Head of
the EU Chamber of Commerce in Armenia Hovhannes Igityan said in an
interview to ArmInfo.
He believes that Armenia is an authoritarian country and will be so
in the years to come.
In Igityan's opinion, Freedom House's report has nothing to do with
Hillary Clinton's visit to the region.
To remind, in its Nations in Transit 2012 report Freedom House
categorizes Armenia as ruled by a semi-consolidated authoritarian
regime. Armenia's score is 5.39 points on a scale of 1 to 7, where
1 represents the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the lowest.
Last year Armenia's score was 5.43 points. The ratings of Azerbaijan,
Central Asian states, Russia and Belarus are much worse and all of
them are reported to be ruled by authoritarian regimes.