TODAY NKR CITIZENS TAKE THE FLOOR
Sussanna Balaian

Azat Artsakh Tert – Nagorno Karabakh Republic
July 23 2007

On July 19th, at 11:30, in the polling district 7/3 the Speaker of the
NKR NA Ashot Ghoulian did his civic duty. The first question asked by
journalists to the Speaker was the following: "How do you estimate
a course of elections?" A. Ghoulian answered,-" I consider today
everything depends on participation of voters. I don’t doubt that
our people will actively take part in the elections and by the end
of the day we shall have good results." On a question of journalists
whether the infringements registered during pre-election campaign cast
a shadow on presidential elections irrespective who will be elected,
Ashot Ghoulian told," You know, the protests acted not from one
candidate. There were protests also from other candidates. On the
eve of elections, as if it is logical, and all the course of this
pre-election campaign has shown that actually, all the candidates
have had equal opportunities and all has depended on that how much
each candidate had been ready to appear before people for presenting
their election programs. As to defects, I think, that any elections
cannot pass without them, but I am sure that these defects cannot
influence upon the results of the elections". "What behests are
these elections for the international community and what do these
elections present for the independence of NKR?" "I think, it’s the
next behest for the international community – NKR people has already
elected the way and will never refused from it. For independence, I
don’t think, that these elections are special additional incitement,
because everything is fixed in the Constitution of the country,
and the president of the country is obliged to be guided and be the
guarantor of this Constitution".