PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO TAKE VOTES OF OPPOSITION, SOCIOLOGIST BELIEVES
Panorama.am
20:12 16/01/2007
"We view 2007 elections as a chance to implement qualitative changes
in the country," Suren Sureniants, political board member of Republic
Party (RP), told a discussion at the national press club today. In his
words, some political forces "have started buying the public under
the name of charity." He believes the best guarantee of victory is
public trust. Karine Nalchadyan, a psychologist, believes that the
public is disappointed but it will become more politically active as
the elections approach.
Alexander Iskandaryan, a political scientist, believes that the
classical opposition has gone out of political field. He believes we
have several oppositions and not one united opposition force. He says
after the elections those who will lose will blame the authorities
in faking the results of the elections.
Aharon Adibekyan, a sociologist, believes that because the opposition
has no united front, the electorate of the opposition will mainly
vote for Prosperous Armenia. "We have a new player in the field and
one strong player, the Orinats Yerkir, has left," the sociologist
says. Artak Zakaryan, member of the Armenian Republican Party (HHK)
said HHK will keep to its "dominant position" in future as well. In
his words, the elections are not an aim but a means to reach aims.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
