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EXPERT SPEAKS OF ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES' UNDERSTANDING
TERT.AM
14:00 ~U 05.03.13
Richard Giragosian, Director of the Regional Studies Center (RSC),
believes that lack of pre-election competition proved decisive on
the election day, which Armenia's authorities do not seem to grasp.
Nor do Armenia's authorities realize the discontent, sending persons
representing their interests to TV channels.
Armenia's authorities do not seem to realize the political context
or major challenges, Mr Giragosian said.
Mentioning Artashes Geghamyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan, Haik Babukhanyan,
and Shushan Petrosyan "who sings for Serzh Sargsyan," he asked if
they are the persons to represent Armenia's authorities.
An interview with an Armenian TV channel, Ms Shushan Petrosyan said
that "it was unjust that Gyumri residents took AMD 5,000 election
bribes and voted for Raffi Hovannisian."
Mr Giragosian notes that the primary reason for distrust in Armenia's
society is the unsolved March 1crime, which was proved after the Feb.
18 presidential election. According to him, some of the votes cast
for Raffi Hovannisian are not Raffi Hovannisian's but of the ones
dissatisfied with Serzh Sargsyan.
Armenia's opposition is not so far known to have any specific strategy
or plan, the expert said.
One surprise is that Mr Hovannisian presented a new political challenge
to both Armenia's authorities and opposition. He was the first to
leave Yerevan and travel about Armenia's regions. One more surprise
was attempts to unite Armenia's opposition forces after the elections,
when Armen Rustamyan, Nikol Pashinyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan, as
well as the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D),
presented a challenge and disagreed with the results.
Mr Giragosian also pointed out students' strikes. This is also evidence
of public discontent.
TERT.AM
14:00 ~U 05.03.13
Richard Giragosian, Director of the Regional Studies Center (RSC),
believes that lack of pre-election competition proved decisive on
the election day, which Armenia's authorities do not seem to grasp.
Nor do Armenia's authorities realize the discontent, sending persons
representing their interests to TV channels.
Armenia's authorities do not seem to realize the political context
or major challenges, Mr Giragosian said.
Mentioning Artashes Geghamyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan, Haik Babukhanyan,
and Shushan Petrosyan "who sings for Serzh Sargsyan," he asked if
they are the persons to represent Armenia's authorities.
An interview with an Armenian TV channel, Ms Shushan Petrosyan said
that "it was unjust that Gyumri residents took AMD 5,000 election
bribes and voted for Raffi Hovannisian."
Mr Giragosian notes that the primary reason for distrust in Armenia's
society is the unsolved March 1crime, which was proved after the Feb.
18 presidential election. According to him, some of the votes cast
for Raffi Hovannisian are not Raffi Hovannisian's but of the ones
dissatisfied with Serzh Sargsyan.
Armenia's opposition is not so far known to have any specific strategy
or plan, the expert said.
One surprise is that Mr Hovannisian presented a new political challenge
to both Armenia's authorities and opposition. He was the first to
leave Yerevan and travel about Armenia's regions. One more surprise
was attempts to unite Armenia's opposition forces after the elections,
when Armen Rustamyan, Nikol Pashinyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan, as
well as the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D),
presented a challenge and disagreed with the results.
Mr Giragosian also pointed out students' strikes. This is also evidence
of public discontent.