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Presidential elections of Armenia have ended even before beginning -
political analyst
January 12, 2013 | 15:42
This Saturday, analyst Garik Kerian expressed his opinion to the
journalists that it seems that the upcoming presidential elections
have ended even before beginning. According to him, the upcoming
presidential elections in February have strong polarization of the
candidates, as the most likely winner, who is incumbent President
Serzh Sargsyan, has a distinct advantage over all others.
`Besides him, only Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan can organize
the campaign throughout the country. Therefore, this time the
opposition is unlikely to present any serious threat to Serzh
Sargsyan,' Kerian said.
However, he said with regret, that the pre-election period is
characterized not so much by the discussions of the candidates, but by
the discussions of gossips whether Levon Ter-Petrosyan will enter the
elections, why Gagik Tsarukyan decided not to support anyone, and what
Robert Kocharian will decide to do.
`The fact that the essential debate remains in the background is
disappointing,' he said.
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political analyst
January 12, 2013 | 15:42
This Saturday, analyst Garik Kerian expressed his opinion to the
journalists that it seems that the upcoming presidential elections
have ended even before beginning. According to him, the upcoming
presidential elections in February have strong polarization of the
candidates, as the most likely winner, who is incumbent President
Serzh Sargsyan, has a distinct advantage over all others.
`Besides him, only Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan can organize
the campaign throughout the country. Therefore, this time the
opposition is unlikely to present any serious threat to Serzh
Sargsyan,' Kerian said.
However, he said with regret, that the pre-election period is
characterized not so much by the discussions of the candidates, but by
the discussions of gossips whether Levon Ter-Petrosyan will enter the
elections, why Gagik Tsarukyan decided not to support anyone, and what
Robert Kocharian will decide to do.
`The fact that the essential debate remains in the background is
disappointing,' he said.
http://news.am/eng/news/135604.html