IN VAHAN HOVHANNISIAN’S WORDS, THOSE MAKING FORECASTS ABOUT RPA’S AND BARGAVACH HAYASTAN’S LEADING RATINGS ARE "MERCENARY SOCIOLOGISTS"

Noyan Tapan
Mar 07 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The forthcoming parliamentary elections
will distinguish themselves with a number of peculiarities. Vahan
Hovhannisian, RA National Assembly Vice-Speaker, member of ARFD Bureau,
expressed such an opinion at the March 7 press conference. In his
words, these peculiarities are mainly conditioned by the circumstance
that as a result of Constitution’s amendment the parliament’s role
has essentially increased in country’s political life. Another
peculiarity, in V. Hovhannisian’s words, is emergence of absolutely
new, Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) and Dashink (Alliance)
Parties in the political field, which "have not left a trace in the
political activity yet." V. Hovhannisian named "mercenary sociologists"
the specialists, according to forecasts of which RPA and Bargavach
Hayastan have a leading rating and for instance, only 10% voters
will vote for ARFD. The NA Vice-Speaker said that the preelectoral
stage has also an "unpleasant" peculiarity, collection of passports,
which threatens to turn into mass. He reminded that in international
practice this phenomenon is considered as a crime.