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Armenia's electoral process is devoid of seriousness - analyst
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 13:29
YEREVAN. - The presidential election campaign in Armenia demonstrated
that the main opposition force did not synchronize its actions, and
this was a disappointment for some, analyst Shushan Khatlamajyan
stated during a press conference on Saturday.
In his turn, political and electoral technology specialist Armen
Badalyan specifically said as follows:
`The head of the state was the leader in Armenia's political arena;
this was impermissible. The natural process of the elections is
disrupted. It was necessary to make this process become devoid of
seriousness, and this was succeeded to some extent, and therefore the
participants in this process likewise became devoid of seriousness.
There was a task of weakening the president, and this task was
fulfilled.'
Badalyan also noted that a high-quality competition was not achieved
during the campaign season. As per the analysts, the political
bargaining will start following the presidential vote on February 18,
and since there are other political forces, as well, a pressure will
be applied, and the matter of the successor of - the ruling Republican
Party presidential candidate, incumbent President - Serzh Sargsyan will
be raised.
`He is not taken seriously, and the foreign observers understand
this,' Badalyan noted, and added that the president-in-office will
receive around 700,000 votes, and solely the present-day authorities
of Armenia stand to gain from the calls for an active voter turnout.
From: A. Papazian
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 13:29
YEREVAN. - The presidential election campaign in Armenia demonstrated
that the main opposition force did not synchronize its actions, and
this was a disappointment for some, analyst Shushan Khatlamajyan
stated during a press conference on Saturday.
In his turn, political and electoral technology specialist Armen
Badalyan specifically said as follows:
`The head of the state was the leader in Armenia's political arena;
this was impermissible. The natural process of the elections is
disrupted. It was necessary to make this process become devoid of
seriousness, and this was succeeded to some extent, and therefore the
participants in this process likewise became devoid of seriousness.
There was a task of weakening the president, and this task was
fulfilled.'
Badalyan also noted that a high-quality competition was not achieved
during the campaign season. As per the analysts, the political
bargaining will start following the presidential vote on February 18,
and since there are other political forces, as well, a pressure will
be applied, and the matter of the successor of - the ruling Republican
Party presidential candidate, incumbent President - Serzh Sargsyan will
be raised.
`He is not taken seriously, and the foreign observers understand
this,' Badalyan noted, and added that the president-in-office will
receive around 700,000 votes, and solely the present-day authorities
of Armenia stand to gain from the calls for an active voter turnout.
From: A. Papazian