Hayrikyan’s recognizability index increased for 30 percent. Adibekya

Paruyr Hayrikyan’s recognizability index increased for 30 percent. Adibekyan

15:17, 2 February, 2013

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS: Recognizability index of presidential
candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan has increases for 30 percent after
assassination attempt which took place during pre-election campaign.
This was noted by director of sociological center `Sociometer’ Aharon
Adibekyan during meeting with journalist on February 2. `Hayrikyan is
likely to collect a lot of votes, recognizability index also
increased. Leader of union for `National Self-Determination’ will lose
that opportunity in case elections are being postponed,’ Armenpress
quoted Aharon Adibekyan. He also noted that `sensation lasts not
longer than a week, after two weeks many people will forget Hayrikyan
and his chances will visibly decline’.

According to Adibekyan, Hayrikyan can turn this incident into specific
form of campaign. As one of possible motives of the incident Adibekyan
noted stormy past of Paruyr Hayrikyan, and past had rather serious
issues.

Presidential candidate, leader of union for “National
Self-Determination” Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot around 11:30 PM, January
31 in Tpagrichner Street, Kentron district of Yerevan. Hayrikyan got a
gunshot wound to shoulders’ area and has already been operated on in
“St. Grigor Lusavorich” medical center.

Criminal case under article 34-305 of Armenian Criminal Code has been
already initiated.

From: A. Papazian