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Assassination attempt against Hayrikyan disturbs Serzh Sargsyan's,
Andrias Ghukasyan's plans - epos expert
TERT.AM
14:03 - 02.02.13
The assassination attempt against presidential candidate Paruyr
Hayrkyan disturbed the plans of incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan and
hunger-striking candidate Andrias Ghukasyan, presidential candidate,
epos expert Vardan Sedrakyan told the reporters Saturday.
`In this situation Andrias Ghukasyan's hunger-strike becomes more than
ridiculous. Now he is to be hungry for additional 14 days, until the
campaign restarts, while if he stops it loses its sense. What will he
do? Go and eat and then again declare a hunger-strike, I don't know,'
he said.
In case of the president Sedrakyan said he means his slogan `Toward
Secure Armenia'. `While now the president cannot say that he is
building a safe Armenia as it will not sound so convincing any more in
case when he fails to ensure safe campaign,' he said.
The presidential candidate also stressed that for the other candidates
the rules of the game will somehow change. In particular, Raffi
Hovhannisian cannot freely walk in streets, greeting the people as the
state will probably attach a bodyguard to him which will complicate
his activities. `He will have to push them away every time,' Sedrakyan
said.
He said though he refused to have a bodyguard too but if he is obliged
to he would not mind. `I do not feel endangered. I have never hid that
I am a fatalist, I believe in fate and I believe this is not the last
thing in my life. Now, if the state insists I will agree, but I will
not apply,' he said.
Asked whether the assassination attempt increased Hayrikyan's rating,
Sedrakyan said though the former stated about it in one of his
exclusive interviews, he does not think so.
Sedrakyan said he does not know who was interested in harming
Hayrikyan but is sure that the authorities did not need it.
He considered the foreign trace in the assassination attempt possible
as Armenia `is situated in the center of big political crossroad.'
Andrias Ghukasyan's plans - epos expert
TERT.AM
14:03 - 02.02.13
The assassination attempt against presidential candidate Paruyr
Hayrkyan disturbed the plans of incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan and
hunger-striking candidate Andrias Ghukasyan, presidential candidate,
epos expert Vardan Sedrakyan told the reporters Saturday.
`In this situation Andrias Ghukasyan's hunger-strike becomes more than
ridiculous. Now he is to be hungry for additional 14 days, until the
campaign restarts, while if he stops it loses its sense. What will he
do? Go and eat and then again declare a hunger-strike, I don't know,'
he said.
In case of the president Sedrakyan said he means his slogan `Toward
Secure Armenia'. `While now the president cannot say that he is
building a safe Armenia as it will not sound so convincing any more in
case when he fails to ensure safe campaign,' he said.
The presidential candidate also stressed that for the other candidates
the rules of the game will somehow change. In particular, Raffi
Hovhannisian cannot freely walk in streets, greeting the people as the
state will probably attach a bodyguard to him which will complicate
his activities. `He will have to push them away every time,' Sedrakyan
said.
He said though he refused to have a bodyguard too but if he is obliged
to he would not mind. `I do not feel endangered. I have never hid that
I am a fatalist, I believe in fate and I believe this is not the last
thing in my life. Now, if the state insists I will agree, but I will
not apply,' he said.
Asked whether the assassination attempt increased Hayrikyan's rating,
Sedrakyan said though the former stated about it in one of his
exclusive interviews, he does not think so.
Sedrakyan said he does not know who was interested in harming
Hayrikyan but is sure that the authorities did not need it.
He considered the foreign trace in the assassination attempt possible
as Armenia `is situated in the center of big political crossroad.'