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PAPER: RPA FIRST TAKES PASSPORTS, THEN TELEPHONES PEOPLE
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2012 - 10:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - In an attempt to secure votes for the upcoming
parliamentary elections, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
collects copies of citizens' passports, Yerkir paper reports.
"Some may think that providing a passport copy is enough: the
authorities may believe you'll vote for them and leave you alone;
but this is only the beginning," paper says.
"First they [RPA] take your passport copy, then start bombing you with
telephone calls. Saying they represent RPA's election office, they ask
people to confirm their willingness to vote for RPA at May elections.
They say they need a confirmation for their notes," Yerkir says.
Then RPA representatives say they may call again.
According to Yerkir, this is a kind of psychological pressure on
voters prior to elections, and many people yield to this for fear of
losing their jobs.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2012 - 10:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - In an attempt to secure votes for the upcoming
parliamentary elections, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
collects copies of citizens' passports, Yerkir paper reports.
"Some may think that providing a passport copy is enough: the
authorities may believe you'll vote for them and leave you alone;
but this is only the beginning," paper says.
"First they [RPA] take your passport copy, then start bombing you with
telephone calls. Saying they represent RPA's election office, they ask
people to confirm their willingness to vote for RPA at May elections.
They say they need a confirmation for their notes," Yerkir says.
Then RPA representatives say they may call again.
According to Yerkir, this is a kind of psychological pressure on
voters prior to elections, and many people yield to this for fear of
losing their jobs.
From: Baghdasarian