MARKET RELATIONS REIGN IN ARMENIA

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[08:46 pm] 25 April, 2007

Today Arshak Sadoyan, the leader of the Alliance of National Democrats
(AND) and the second candidate on the proportional ticket of the
Democratic Way Party (DWP), arrived at the Mirror Club in a new car.

Arshak Sadoyan’s car aroused great interest among the journalists. They
wondered whether the car was a gift by the acting authorities or
whether Arshak Sadoyan bought it himself.

Arshak Sadoyan gave diplomatic answers to the questions.

The club also hosted NA MP Garnik Isagulyan. The parties debated on
the pre-election campaign.

In Sadoyan’s opinion "market relations reign everywhere, namely in
election procedures. There is apparent public is polarization." To
testify to his words, Mr Sadoyan referred to the high tariffs of
political ads which exceed the tariffs of commercial ads.

To recover the mistake of the television, DWP "does assiduous work"
wandering through Armenian regions. Very often people wonder whether
Sadoyan participates in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The
reason for the public ignorance is the two-minute coverage of the
election campaign.

Garnik Isagiulyan emphasized the work of parties’ local
structures. "The parties that once opened local structures will face
fewer difficulties during the election campaign and they will overcome
the 5 per cent threshold easily," he says.

Later on, Mr Isagulyan started a series of advice which in his opinion
will be helpful to the oppositional forces during the election. Mr
Isagulyan finds the opposition’s separation a mistake but the acting
authorities aren’t guilty of it.

Arshak Sadoyan intends to send a letter to US State Secretary
Condoleeza Rice stating that no businessman dares to sponsor the RoA
opposition as it could threaten his business.

Mr Isagulyan opposed to Mr Sadoyan in this view saying that Ms Rice
can hardly do anything; the opposition must work intensively with
the local structures.

On this score Arshak Sadoyan noted that over 100-200 USD is required
to rent an area for headquarters.

In Mr Sadoyan’s opinion, DWP will enjoy 10-12% votes in May 12
elections.