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The Fallen Buffalo
Haik Aramyan
13:12 15/12/2012
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28426
Gagik Tsarukyan's decision was followed by a real hunt on the PAP's
declared electorate of 500,000. The Armenian National Congress, for
instance, held a meeting of the political board which was not attended
by most parties. According to the participants of the meeting, further
cooperation with the PAP and attracting the PAP's electorate were
discussed. The Congress did not publish its decisions because,
according to Sos Gimishyan, the leader of one of the parties
participating in the ANC, it will discredit the Congress.
For his part, Manuel Gasparyan, member of the Congress, told
lragir.am: `500,000 voters is a considerable number that can guarantee
victory in elections. Every force would like to get the PAP's
electorate. We will try to cooperate with the PAP for the sake of
electorate, reach a mutual agreement. Who else can a political force
rely on if it is not trying to win over this electorate? 100,000 votes
the ANC got cannot compare to 500,000.'
Republican Armen Ashotyan believes there is no party decision by most
members of the PAP will support the Republican candidate. He thinks
Tsarukyan's decision allows individuals to express their civil stance
not only publicly but also in other ways.
The eminent sociologist Aharon Adibekyan thinks that the ANC will not
benefit from Tsarukyan's decision because Tsarukyan's votes will go
mostly to Robert Kocharyan, some part will go to Serzh Sargsyana nd
Raffi Hovannisian, as well as the ARF. According to him, 20% of this
electorate would vote for Tsarukyan only so they will not show up at
the polling stations.
The electorate of 500,000 is a real bugbear for the so-called
political field of Armenia. Not because they are worried about its
destiny. The electoral mechanisms were destroyed a long time ago and
replaced by the art of numbers. There are no real people, voters under
those numbers, there is an `electorate' which was shared among parties
and individuals, including those perceived as opposition, by means of
money, falsification, conjuncture.
The fight for the PAP `electorate' by parties called political is an
ugly scene which resembles that of hyenas attacking the fallen
buffalo. The bugbear is how the electorate should be shared, what
share each of them should get to ensure a free and fair election which
will be the next step towards the progress described by the
international observers.
Meanwhile, the electorate will get hypocrisy, great arithmetic of the
so-called political parties, as well as alms in the form of some
money, pledges and reproaches.
So, Tsarukyan should run in the election not to allow others to tear
his `electorate' to parts.
Haik Aramyan
13:12 15/12/2012
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28426
Gagik Tsarukyan's decision was followed by a real hunt on the PAP's
declared electorate of 500,000. The Armenian National Congress, for
instance, held a meeting of the political board which was not attended
by most parties. According to the participants of the meeting, further
cooperation with the PAP and attracting the PAP's electorate were
discussed. The Congress did not publish its decisions because,
according to Sos Gimishyan, the leader of one of the parties
participating in the ANC, it will discredit the Congress.
For his part, Manuel Gasparyan, member of the Congress, told
lragir.am: `500,000 voters is a considerable number that can guarantee
victory in elections. Every force would like to get the PAP's
electorate. We will try to cooperate with the PAP for the sake of
electorate, reach a mutual agreement. Who else can a political force
rely on if it is not trying to win over this electorate? 100,000 votes
the ANC got cannot compare to 500,000.'
Republican Armen Ashotyan believes there is no party decision by most
members of the PAP will support the Republican candidate. He thinks
Tsarukyan's decision allows individuals to express their civil stance
not only publicly but also in other ways.
The eminent sociologist Aharon Adibekyan thinks that the ANC will not
benefit from Tsarukyan's decision because Tsarukyan's votes will go
mostly to Robert Kocharyan, some part will go to Serzh Sargsyana nd
Raffi Hovannisian, as well as the ARF. According to him, 20% of this
electorate would vote for Tsarukyan only so they will not show up at
the polling stations.
The electorate of 500,000 is a real bugbear for the so-called
political field of Armenia. Not because they are worried about its
destiny. The electoral mechanisms were destroyed a long time ago and
replaced by the art of numbers. There are no real people, voters under
those numbers, there is an `electorate' which was shared among parties
and individuals, including those perceived as opposition, by means of
money, falsification, conjuncture.
The fight for the PAP `electorate' by parties called political is an
ugly scene which resembles that of hyenas attacking the fallen
buffalo. The bugbear is how the electorate should be shared, what
share each of them should get to ensure a free and fair election which
will be the next step towards the progress described by the
international observers.
Meanwhile, the electorate will get hypocrisy, great arithmetic of the
so-called political parties, as well as alms in the form of some
money, pledges and reproaches.
So, Tsarukyan should run in the election not to allow others to tear
his `electorate' to parts.