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ASHAMED OF HONEST ELECTIONS
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26099.html
Published: 14:28:29 - 07/05/2012
Yesterday TV channels showed interviews with political scientists
and experts who assured the society that those were the most honest
elections in Armenia. As a proof they referred to better work of the
mass media, that all the parties had access to media for campaigning
and the CEC and other bodies received no complaints and nobody got
killed. They all knew that in these elections they bought people's
votes without any ceremonies, the joint headquarters did not say
anything about it not to let the Prosperous Armenia Party down while
the RPA was silent not to let itself down
However, there was a sad smile in the eyes of those who asked questions
and answered them.
However, apparently, electoral bribe is not considered an electoral
breach. Moreover, some parties called voters not to refuse the money
but to accept and vote by consciousness. It is like prostitution,
accept the money, no need to love.
The electoral bribes were the central face in this election. It was
noticed that yesterday people paid in shops with brand new 10,000 dram
notes. It means that Armenia received a new consignment of banknotes
which are not guaranteed by anything. It means that soon the exchange
rate of the dram will change, and products will get more expensive.
So, those who accepted the bribes should think for themselves.
Interestingly, on the same day France, Greece and Serbia also held
elections. In none of these countries were breaches and election bribes
reported. And information on Armenian elections was colored with facts
of breaches. Nobody has counted them because all the information on
breaches was basically sent out into open space.
However, it is not important. It is important that there is no
confidence in the institution of elections. Those who accept money
say that the election return will be drawn anyway, and their votes
have no importance therefore there is no need to refuse the money.
In other countries confidence in elections is a primary condition
for democracy. There will be no democracy in Armenia unless there
is confidence.
From: Baghdasarian
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26099.html
Published: 14:28:29 - 07/05/2012
Yesterday TV channels showed interviews with political scientists
and experts who assured the society that those were the most honest
elections in Armenia. As a proof they referred to better work of the
mass media, that all the parties had access to media for campaigning
and the CEC and other bodies received no complaints and nobody got
killed. They all knew that in these elections they bought people's
votes without any ceremonies, the joint headquarters did not say
anything about it not to let the Prosperous Armenia Party down while
the RPA was silent not to let itself down
However, there was a sad smile in the eyes of those who asked questions
and answered them.
However, apparently, electoral bribe is not considered an electoral
breach. Moreover, some parties called voters not to refuse the money
but to accept and vote by consciousness. It is like prostitution,
accept the money, no need to love.
The electoral bribes were the central face in this election. It was
noticed that yesterday people paid in shops with brand new 10,000 dram
notes. It means that Armenia received a new consignment of banknotes
which are not guaranteed by anything. It means that soon the exchange
rate of the dram will change, and products will get more expensive.
So, those who accepted the bribes should think for themselves.
Interestingly, on the same day France, Greece and Serbia also held
elections. In none of these countries were breaches and election bribes
reported. And information on Armenian elections was colored with facts
of breaches. Nobody has counted them because all the information on
breaches was basically sent out into open space.
However, it is not important. It is important that there is no
confidence in the institution of elections. Those who accept money
say that the election return will be drawn anyway, and their votes
have no importance therefore there is no need to refuse the money.
In other countries confidence in elections is a primary condition
for democracy. There will be no democracy in Armenia unless there
is confidence.
From: Baghdasarian