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Serzh Sargsyan: "Raffi Hovannisian has run a beautiful campaign"
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18:09, February 16, 2013
During his final campaign speech before Monday's election, President
Sargsyan confessed that Raffi Hovannian's open style of campaigning of
shaking hands and kissing babies had ushered in a new political
tradition in Armenia.
Sargsyan made the remark during a speech in downtown Yerevan just two
days before the February 18 presidential election.
`Yes, today in Armenia a revolution is taking place. It is a
constitutional revolution that we all are engaged in. And in the first
place, with our active participation,' Sargsyan told the seated crowd.
`Raffi Hovannisian is proving that to be in the opposition doesn't
mean to foment hatred everywhere,' Sargsyan said.
Sargsyan labelled Hovannisian's campaign `beautiful' and full of tens
of thousands of handshakes. The president said that those who mocked
it were mistaken.
In contrast, Raffi Hovannisian's final appearance at the Marriot Hotel
was standing room only and emotionally charged with occasional
outbursts from the crowd, as well as impromptu singing and dancing.
Hovannisian called on Serzh Sargsyan to do the right thing and
instruct all government officials, from regional governors to village
heads, from the police to the security services, to stop their tactics
of intimidation and to allow voters to cast a ballot according to
their conscience.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/23431/serzh-sargsyan-raffi-hovannisian-has-run-a-beautiful-campaign.html
18:09, February 16, 2013
During his final campaign speech before Monday's election, President
Sargsyan confessed that Raffi Hovannian's open style of campaigning of
shaking hands and kissing babies had ushered in a new political
tradition in Armenia.
Sargsyan made the remark during a speech in downtown Yerevan just two
days before the February 18 presidential election.
`Yes, today in Armenia a revolution is taking place. It is a
constitutional revolution that we all are engaged in. And in the first
place, with our active participation,' Sargsyan told the seated crowd.
`Raffi Hovannisian is proving that to be in the opposition doesn't
mean to foment hatred everywhere,' Sargsyan said.
Sargsyan labelled Hovannisian's campaign `beautiful' and full of tens
of thousands of handshakes. The president said that those who mocked
it were mistaken.
In contrast, Raffi Hovannisian's final appearance at the Marriot Hotel
was standing room only and emotionally charged with occasional
outbursts from the crowd, as well as impromptu singing and dancing.
Hovannisian called on Serzh Sargsyan to do the right thing and
instruct all government officials, from regional governors to village
heads, from the police to the security services, to stop their tactics
of intimidation and to allow voters to cast a ballot according to
their conscience.