ARAM ABRAHAMIAN: "2007 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ALREADY FALSIFIED"
Noyan Tapan
Feb 05 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2007 parliamentary elections
are already falsified: and the vote is not essencial any longer. Aram
Abrahamian, the "Aravot" (morning) daily editor expressed such an
opinion at the February 3 press conference. In his words, the present
authorities "use for mobilization of the electorate their levers"
which the opposition does not have.
According to foresights of Aharon Adibekian, another participant of
the press conference, the Director of the "Sociometre" sociological
researches center, the elections struggle will be seriously strained
and without compromises what supposes numerous violations. In his
words, there will be no violations if "the participants are gentlemen
and reach agreement."
In A.Adibekian’s words, the pre-electoral struggle moved to the
"ruling wing" as "new players appeared in the political field." The
sociologist pointed out as "a new player" the "Bargavach Hayastan"
(prosperous Armenia) party which, in his words, though is not a ruling
party yet but is centripetal and approaches to the ruling Hanrapetakan
(Republican) party.
Speaking about the party’s representation at the new parliament,
A.Abrahamian expressed an opinion that the ARF as well as few opposing
parties will get "leavings" to keep general balance.
In A.Abrahamian’s opinion, Russia will welcome any result of the
elections and the European Union, Council of Europe, OSCE "will mention
some violations, but will express hope that the coming elections will
be better."