CALM BEFORE STORM OR ANOTHER POLITICAL TRICK?

KarabakhOpen
05-04-2007 10:37:04

The presidential election is drawing nearer, but the country is
strangely calm. Whereas, this is thought to be a crucial period in
the life of the country. However, no political party said to support
one candidate or another.

Although, no candidates are being considered yet. Of course, we may
say that there is some time, and the situation may change before
April 20. However, it would not be so quiet three months before the
election in any other country. Is it calm before a storm or is it
another political trick?

Vox Pop in the streets of Stepanakert

"The country is ruled by a dictatorship. Evidence to this is the
recent parliamentary election. People are afraid of expressing their
opinion for they may lose their jobs," says Narine Beglaryan from
Stepanakert. "During the election the government will use every means
of falsification. Therefore, people are still silent. They are fed up
with disappointment. Once the opposition used to express its opinion,
not it is also silent. As if this situation is favorable for them."

"Why should the officials disturb themselves to comment on
anything? People are already speaking instead of them. Everyone knows
the name of the next president. And it is not important whether we
agree or not. And not only the president. People already know who
will be prime minister, ministers," says Anna Barseghyan, housewife.

Most people to whom we talked continue to think that the president
will run a third term, therefore, everyone is silent. It appears that
the innumerable statements of the president about the third term were
not convincing.