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FEBRUARY 18 MORE LIKELY TO BE INAUGURATION DAY - EXPERT
12:54 ~U 17.01.13
February 18 is more likely to mark the incumbent president's second
inauguration rather than an election day, according to Karen Kocharyan,
a political engineer.
At a news conference on Thursday, the expert said that the upcoming
polls will be different from the previous ones in terms of tenseness.
But in the meantime he noted that the post-electoral developments
will be interesting instead.
"This election is different as the future is going to be more
interesting. [The issue is] whether the oligarchs or the political
team will celebrate a victory. That will come to the surface, as the
oligarchic and political camps will come into a clash by all means,"
he said.
Kocharyan noted that none of the candidates, apart from President
Serzh Sargsyan, has real chances to win the election. As to why they
join the campaign then, the expert said the motives may vary from
person to person. "[They may seek] to remain in different process,
or to amass dividends."
The expert agreed that the elections will be a non-competitive and
of a purely technical nature, with the Republican Party of Armenia
sharing a major responsibility for such a scenario. But he said the
ruling political force is not the only guilty party as it has not
held anyone back.
Kocharyan further stressed the importance of a political generation
change. "The generation which made the Karabakh Awakening possible
is leaving the ground. This is the last election as a new generation
is going develop a political arena next time," he said.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/01/17/karen-kocharyan/
12:54 ~U 17.01.13
February 18 is more likely to mark the incumbent president's second
inauguration rather than an election day, according to Karen Kocharyan,
a political engineer.
At a news conference on Thursday, the expert said that the upcoming
polls will be different from the previous ones in terms of tenseness.
But in the meantime he noted that the post-electoral developments
will be interesting instead.
"This election is different as the future is going to be more
interesting. [The issue is] whether the oligarchs or the political
team will celebrate a victory. That will come to the surface, as the
oligarchic and political camps will come into a clash by all means,"
he said.
Kocharyan noted that none of the candidates, apart from President
Serzh Sargsyan, has real chances to win the election. As to why they
join the campaign then, the expert said the motives may vary from
person to person. "[They may seek] to remain in different process,
or to amass dividends."
The expert agreed that the elections will be a non-competitive and
of a purely technical nature, with the Republican Party of Armenia
sharing a major responsibility for such a scenario. But he said the
ruling political force is not the only guilty party as it has not
held anyone back.
Kocharyan further stressed the importance of a political generation
change. "The generation which made the Karabakh Awakening possible
is leaving the ground. This is the last election as a new generation
is going develop a political arena next time," he said.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/01/17/karen-kocharyan/