ONE MORE STEP ON A WAY OF DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE COUNTRY
Nikolay Baghdasarian

Azat Artsakh Tert – Nagorno Karabakh Republic
July 23 2007

In the capital polling district 4/1 settled down in school number 5 ,
since early morning greater activity of voters has been observed. We
shall note, that in this polling district the presidential candidates
Bako Sahakian and Masis Mailian shoulddo the civic duty. Before
arrival of candidates a group of independent observers from the USA,
South Ossetia, journalists of "France -press" with observant mission
visited to the polling district. Basically they were pleased with
a course of elections. Anyway, it has not fixed any infingements,
remarks by them, At 12:00 o’clock, the presidential candidate with his
wife visited to the polling district. After doing civic duty, Sahakian
has been surrounded by the group of journalists."With what mood the
candidate has come on elections?", -the first question has sounded ,
on what Sahakian has answered,"First of all I wish to congratulate
all of us in the light of this holiday. Once again our people confirms
adherence of democratic principles. We use each election as the basic
means on ways of final creation of civil society.Asto your question,
my mood is excellent".One of journalists interested the following,"How
does Sahakian imagine the future of Karabakh, in a sense of territorial
questions?" "We have stated not only our point of view on territoies,
but we have qualified and fixed by the Constitution. When our people
will change the opinion, we should lead a referendum and express new
opinion. In my opinion, this question does not require comments,
as it is fixed by the Constitution". "Mr Shakian, a number of the
Internatioanal structures have declared that do not recognize the
presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh. How it will be reflected
upon further destiny of NKR?" "We shall continue our structural policy
and we hope that such policy will form the basis that one fine day
our independence will be recognized by the world community". After
interview we have been interested , how many voters had visited to
the polling district.

According to the chairman of the local commission Razmik Petrosian,
by 12:25 o’clock 600 person of 1706 included in the lists had time
to vote.