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    WILL THE OPPOSITION RENOUNCE POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS?
    [05:56 pm] 09 February, 2007

    According to Artashes Geghamyan, the fact that the National Committee of TV
    and Radio has stated the price of one minute of political advertisement as
    80 thousand AMD is the greatest victory of the opposition. `Do you see how
    much the authorities are afraid of the speech of the opposition that they
    have stated such a high price?' He is sure that the members of the Committee
    have carried out the orders of Serge Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan.

    the National Unity is not going to make use of the opportunity of paid
    advertisements as `it is immoral to pay 80 thousand AMD for a minute to make
    people acquainted with their own situation of 70% of poverty'.

    Member of the Orinats Yerkir party Mher Shahgeldyan shares the opinion of
    Arthur Baghdasaryan that by these prices the TV Companies violate the equal
    rights of competition of the candidates.

    Secretary of Justice bloc Grigor Haroutyunyan noted that «one can make use
    of the paid political advertisements only by dirty money». Leader of the
    National Democratic Union Vazgen Manoukyan noted that even developed
    countries do not have such prices.

    As for the authorities, they claim that everything has been done within the
    frameworks of the law, and the 80 thousand AMD is stated not only for the
    opposition but also for them. Leader of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun faction Hrayr
    Karapetyan voiced hope that they will be able to make use of the chance by
    means of donations. And Galoust Sahakyan complained saying that «People want
    to acquire power without having anything».
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