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Armenian presidential residence hands down instruction? - newspaper
NEWS.AM
February 15, 2013 | 10:21
YEREVAN. - The presidential residence of Armenia has instructed all
television stations in the country to cover the ongoing presidential
election campaign in such way that the airtime allotted to the ruling
Republican Party presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan does not exceed the airtime allotted to the other
presidential hopefuls, to show that the TV companies carry out an
equal coverage of the campaigns of all presidential contenders,
Zhamanak daily reports.
`Furthermore, the serving president receives less [TV] coverage than
the other candidates, for example, [opposition Heritage Party
Chairman, former FM] Raffi Hovannisian.
In addition, we have learned that the authorities plan on giving
Hovannisian the second place [in the election to be conducted on
February 18], and that is why he has a wide [TV] coverage - and with
very positive shades - which [, however,] is not done as much in the
case of the other candidates,' Zhamanak writes.
From: Baghdasarian
NEWS.AM
February 15, 2013 | 10:21
YEREVAN. - The presidential residence of Armenia has instructed all
television stations in the country to cover the ongoing presidential
election campaign in such way that the airtime allotted to the ruling
Republican Party presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan does not exceed the airtime allotted to the other
presidential hopefuls, to show that the TV companies carry out an
equal coverage of the campaigns of all presidential contenders,
Zhamanak daily reports.
`Furthermore, the serving president receives less [TV] coverage than
the other candidates, for example, [opposition Heritage Party
Chairman, former FM] Raffi Hovannisian.
In addition, we have learned that the authorities plan on giving
Hovannisian the second place [in the election to be conducted on
February 18], and that is why he has a wide [TV] coverage - and with
very positive shades - which [, however,] is not done as much in the
case of the other candidates,' Zhamanak writes.
From: Baghdasarian