OPPOSITION FORCES WILL UNITE IN SECOND TOUR OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, OYP VICE-CHAIRWOMAN STATES

Noyan Tapan
Jan 30, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In the possible second tour of the RA
presidential elections the opposition forces will unite without fail.

Heghine Bisharian, the OYP Vice-Chairwoman, the head of the preelection
headquarters of Artur Baghdasarian, a candidate for presidency,
stated at the January 30 press conference adding that she appreciates
the idea of unification and not the circumstance "around whom the
unification will happen." In her words, the citizens are not ready to
take part in the elections, as many pressures are exerted upon them,
bribes are offered.

According to her, candidate for presidency Serge Sargsian uses all
state resources for his election campaign. In H. Bisharian’s words,
"all officials, from the head of the condominium to prefecture
employees go from one apartment to another, register people and offer
them bribes." She stated that she will publicize the names of those
giving bribes soon.

Besides, in her words, the authorities have started "total attacks"
on A. Baghdasarian’s preelection headquarters. H. Bisharian also said
that some TV companies have refused to cover the election campaign
of the OYP candidate.

And those covering it, in her opinion, are not so unbiassed. All
this, in H. Bisharian’s words, is evidence that the "authorities are
intimidated. "If they are so strong and are sure of themselves, they
should not permit themselves such things," the OYP Vice-Chairwoman
said.