Presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan forming his constituent body
and unification with another opposition candidate not essential for
him: local political expert
2008-02-08 13:49:00
ArmInfo. Presidential candidate, first president of Armenia, Levon
Ter-Petrosyan is forming his constituent body and unification with
another opposition candidate is not essential for him, Head of
Caucasian Media Institute, political expert Aleksander Iskandaryan says
in an interview with ArmInfo.
Prime Minister of Armenia, Leader of the Republican Party of Armenia
Serzg Sargsyan and first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan are
the only of the 9 candidates who strive for the presidential post and
do not pursue other goals such as to confirm their position in
politics, to unite with another candidate etc. Nevertheless, if, for
instance, Leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian joins
Ter-Petrosyan, it will ensure more votes for him in Yerevan. However,
it will not have any significant impact on his rating. As regards
possible unification with Orinats Yerkir Leader Artur Baghdasaryan,
part of the constituency will not vote for Ter-Petrosyan, Iskandaryan
says.
Generally, Iskandaryan divides voters into three groups. Thus, the
first group votes for stability and legal succession (officials,
businessmen), and it is S. Sargsyan’s constituency. It is not so
significant part of the public. The second group is the
bright-protesting constituency ready to vote against elite. This group
will not sell their votes. This group is not significant part of the
public either. The third and the most significant constituency is the
so-called apathetic electorate ready to sell their votes and listen to
blandishment. It is the very constituency that S. Sargsyan and L.
Ter-Petrosyan are fighting for. First one uses state, bureaucratic and
administrative levers in this fight, the second one influences the
electorate through blandishment and promises, the expert says.