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Armenian president has two `headaches' - newspaper
news.am
January 26, 2013 | 06:39
YEREVAN. - According to the data that Hayatsk daily has, the
experienced elite of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
believes that RPA presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan has but two `headaches' with respect to the forthcoming
presidential election.
`First: What to do so that the people turn out to vote? There is a
peril that, in the climate of widespread apathy, [solely] 20-25
percent of the voters will turn out.
[But] the second headache is more serious. Is it possible that,
according to tradition, the local princelings could again draw
[fictitious] numbers and Sargsyan's votes exceed 80 percent, which
will be a disgrace?
In all likelihood, it will be `instructed' at the last moment to make
sure that it [that is, the votes] does not exceed 65 percent. But, in
this case, how can votes be added for [opposition Heritage Party
Chairman, presidential candidate] Raffi [Hovannisian], [opposition
Freedom Party Chairman, presidential contender Hrant] Bagratyan, [and
opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman, presidential
candidate Paruyr] Hayrikyan?
It is a complicated but a solvable matter,' Hayatsk writes.
news.am
January 26, 2013 | 06:39
YEREVAN. - According to the data that Hayatsk daily has, the
experienced elite of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
believes that RPA presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan has but two `headaches' with respect to the forthcoming
presidential election.
`First: What to do so that the people turn out to vote? There is a
peril that, in the climate of widespread apathy, [solely] 20-25
percent of the voters will turn out.
[But] the second headache is more serious. Is it possible that,
according to tradition, the local princelings could again draw
[fictitious] numbers and Sargsyan's votes exceed 80 percent, which
will be a disgrace?
In all likelihood, it will be `instructed' at the last moment to make
sure that it [that is, the votes] does not exceed 65 percent. But, in
this case, how can votes be added for [opposition Heritage Party
Chairman, presidential candidate] Raffi [Hovannisian], [opposition
Freedom Party Chairman, presidential contender Hrant] Bagratyan, [and
opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman, presidential
candidate Paruyr] Hayrikyan?
It is a complicated but a solvable matter,' Hayatsk writes.