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EXPERT: DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 2013 SERZH SARGSYAN'S VICTORY IS SECURED EVEN IN THE FIRST ROUND
arminfo
Tuesday, October 30, 16:14
The second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan will not run for
president in 2013 unless he has serious political support or victory
guarantee, Gevorg Poghosyan, Director of the Institute of Philosophy,
Sociology and Law, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, told
ArmInfo.
"Only shallow persons can participate in elections without a serious
party's support. They do that just to show themselves off. Kocharyan is
a serious politician, who will not take part in the elections without
the support of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), which may nominate PAP
Leader Gagik Tsarukyan's candidacy, or ARF Dashnaktsutyun", he said. In
the meantime, Poghosyan failed to reply to the question whether the
second president of Armenia prevents the PAP from cooperating with
the Republicans and whether he doesn't allow the PAP to support the
incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan during the forthcoming presidential
elections.
The expert thinks that the second president has apparently taken
a back seat for some time, and the supposed fight among the three
presidents will not take place. He says the fight could take place
only in case of force-majeure, particularly, in case of confrontation
in the Karabakh conflict zone or a domestic political crisis, when the
second and the first presidents feel that their time has come and the
incumbent president has no constitutional right to take part in the
elections. Poghosyan added that one should not expect a second round
in the presidential elections 2013, as at the moment Serzh Sargsyan
has no real competitor.
To recall, the presidential elections in Armenia will be held in Feb
2013. According to the mass media, the possible candidates for the
presidents are the ex-foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian,
first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Leader of Heritage
Party Raffi Hovannisian, who has recently put down his deputy mandate,
second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, Leader of Prosperous
Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan. According to a public opinion poll,
43.4% of the opposition electorate prefers Gagik Tsarukyan's candidacy,
the following candidacies rank next: Robert Kocharyan (20.2%), Raffi
Hovannisian (14.2%), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (5.8%), ARFD Bureau member
Vahan Hovhannisyan (5.7%).
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Tuesday, October 30, 16:14
The second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan will not run for
president in 2013 unless he has serious political support or victory
guarantee, Gevorg Poghosyan, Director of the Institute of Philosophy,
Sociology and Law, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, told
ArmInfo.
"Only shallow persons can participate in elections without a serious
party's support. They do that just to show themselves off. Kocharyan is
a serious politician, who will not take part in the elections without
the support of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), which may nominate PAP
Leader Gagik Tsarukyan's candidacy, or ARF Dashnaktsutyun", he said. In
the meantime, Poghosyan failed to reply to the question whether the
second president of Armenia prevents the PAP from cooperating with
the Republicans and whether he doesn't allow the PAP to support the
incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan during the forthcoming presidential
elections.
The expert thinks that the second president has apparently taken
a back seat for some time, and the supposed fight among the three
presidents will not take place. He says the fight could take place
only in case of force-majeure, particularly, in case of confrontation
in the Karabakh conflict zone or a domestic political crisis, when the
second and the first presidents feel that their time has come and the
incumbent president has no constitutional right to take part in the
elections. Poghosyan added that one should not expect a second round
in the presidential elections 2013, as at the moment Serzh Sargsyan
has no real competitor.
To recall, the presidential elections in Armenia will be held in Feb
2013. According to the mass media, the possible candidates for the
presidents are the ex-foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian,
first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Leader of Heritage
Party Raffi Hovannisian, who has recently put down his deputy mandate,
second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, Leader of Prosperous
Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan. According to a public opinion poll,
43.4% of the opposition electorate prefers Gagik Tsarukyan's candidacy,
the following candidacies rank next: Robert Kocharyan (20.2%), Raffi
Hovannisian (14.2%), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (5.8%), ARFD Bureau member
Vahan Hovhannisyan (5.7%).
From: Baghdasarian