PEOPLE ARE UNREADY TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM PRE-ELECTION MEETINGS
Karabakh Open
Oct 4 2007
The local election day is October 14. The candidate to mayor
of Stepanakert Vazgen Mikayelyan, director of the Artsakh Scrap
Metal company, holds meetings with voters. His only opponent Ara
Ghahramanyan, head of the Federation of Labor Union, does not hold
any meetings.
Ara Ghahramanyan said in an interview with Karabakh-Open.com he decided
to run in the election on the last day of nomination. He was advised
to. His purpose was to be the alternative candidate. In answer to
the question why he does not meet with voters, Ara Ghahramanyan said
people are not ready to draw serious conclusions from pre-election
meetings. "I often meet with the representatives of labor unions. We
published my biography and program in the newspaper of labor
unions. If the voters need to meet me, they can turn to my election
headquarters. I cannot afford a TV campaign," Ara Ghahramanyan said.
The candidate said in case he is elected he will pursue granting
Stepanakert the status of capital, and involvement of businessmen in
the development of the city. "If I am elected, I will not "attack"
the staff of the City Hall. For 2 hours every day the office of the
mayor will be open for the citizens who want to meet with the mayor.
It is also necessary to define clearly the powers of the government
and the City Hall," the candidate said.