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PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY LEADER HELPING INCUMBENT PRESIDENT - EXPERT
tert.am
16.01.13
Chairman of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan is the
only political figure able to act as a rival to Armenia's incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan.
He seems to be boycotting the upcoming presidential election in
Armenia. However, he is really helping Armenia's president because
he has no real rival. This has very serious negative aspects -
the legitimacy of elections open to question, Hmayak Hovhannisian,
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia, told
journalists on Wednesday.
"In high spirits he [Tsarukyan] went to Brussels and, all of a sudden,
on returning to Armenia he refused to run for the presidency and has
been silent for two months," Mr Hovhannisyan said.
According to him, the people are fleeing the atmosphere of terror in
the country.
"The political forces that received 43 percent of votes in the previous
national elections are boycotting the election. The opposition has set
up a passive boycott. They have either been terrorized or agreements
have been reached with them," Mr Hovannisyan said.
Under the circumstances, it is resources rather than ideas or intellect
that will be competing during the election campaign.
Lernik Alexanyan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),
disagrees with Mr Hovhannisyan's opinion of an atmosphere of terror
in Armenia. He believes a free and fair presidential election will
be held this year.
The parliamentary elections were a test that showed each political
force's image. "Gagik Tsarukyan is very good at thinking. He has no
intention to fill the post as he is sure he will not be elected. The
same can be said of Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Who says Paruir Hairikyan
is a worse political figure than the others?" said Mr Alexanyan.
He is sure that Raffi Hovannisian, Hrant Bagratyan and Paruir
Hairikyan are experienced political figures and worthy rivals to
President Serzh Sargsyan.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
16.01.13
Chairman of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan is the
only political figure able to act as a rival to Armenia's incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan.
He seems to be boycotting the upcoming presidential election in
Armenia. However, he is really helping Armenia's president because
he has no real rival. This has very serious negative aspects -
the legitimacy of elections open to question, Hmayak Hovhannisian,
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia, told
journalists on Wednesday.
"In high spirits he [Tsarukyan] went to Brussels and, all of a sudden,
on returning to Armenia he refused to run for the presidency and has
been silent for two months," Mr Hovhannisyan said.
According to him, the people are fleeing the atmosphere of terror in
the country.
"The political forces that received 43 percent of votes in the previous
national elections are boycotting the election. The opposition has set
up a passive boycott. They have either been terrorized or agreements
have been reached with them," Mr Hovannisyan said.
Under the circumstances, it is resources rather than ideas or intellect
that will be competing during the election campaign.
Lernik Alexanyan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),
disagrees with Mr Hovhannisyan's opinion of an atmosphere of terror
in Armenia. He believes a free and fair presidential election will
be held this year.
The parliamentary elections were a test that showed each political
force's image. "Gagik Tsarukyan is very good at thinking. He has no
intention to fill the post as he is sure he will not be elected. The
same can be said of Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Who says Paruir Hairikyan
is a worse political figure than the others?" said Mr Alexanyan.
He is sure that Raffi Hovannisian, Hrant Bagratyan and Paruir
Hairikyan are experienced political figures and worthy rivals to
President Serzh Sargsyan.
From: Baghdasarian