NKR’S RULING ELITE CANNOT DECIDE ON FUTURE PRESIDENT'S CANDIDACY
07.07.2007,
02:41
The NKR’s ruling elite has not decided on the candidacy of the future president, said RA National Assembly MP, Secretary of the opposition “Heritage” Party Stepan Safaryan.
YEREVAN, July 6. /ARKA/. The NKR’s ruling elite has not decided on the candidacy of the future president, said RA National Assembly MP, Secretary of the opposition “Heritage” Party Stepan Safaryan.
“The NKR’s ruling elite is not united about the issue of the future president of Karabakh. It is obvious as two pro-governmental candidates will compete with each other,” he said.
At the same time he pointed out that other strong candidates were not allowed to participate in the pre-election campaign. Safaryan said that the potential presidential candidates themselves self-restrained unwilling to participate in the campaign and compete with state bodies, avoiding oppression.
“Besides, it is necessary to take into account different candidates’ unequal agitation conditions for covering their activities,” he said.
The presidential elections of the NKR will be held on July 19. At present the CEC of the NKR recorded five presidential candidates – Bako Sahakyan (Head of the NKR National Security Service), Masis Mailyan (NKR Deputy Foreign Minister), Armen Abgaryan (NKR National Assembly MP), Vanya Avanesyan (Lecturer in Artsakh State University) and Hrant Melkumyan (candidate of the NKR Communist Party). L.M. –0--
“The NKR’s ruling elite is not united about the issue of the future president of Karabakh. It is obvious as two pro-governmental candidates will compete with each other,” he said.
At the same time he pointed out that other strong candidates were not allowed to participate in the pre-election campaign. Safaryan said that the potential presidential candidates themselves self-restrained unwilling to participate in the campaign and compete with state bodies, avoiding oppression.
“Besides, it is necessary to take into account different candidates’ unequal agitation conditions for covering their activities,” he said.
The presidential elections of the NKR will be held on July 19. At present the CEC of the NKR recorded five presidential candidates – Bako Sahakyan (Head of the NKR National Security Service), Masis Mailyan (NKR Deputy Foreign Minister), Armen Abgaryan (NKR National Assembly MP), Vanya Avanesyan (Lecturer in Artsakh State University) and Hrant Melkumyan (candidate of the NKR Communist Party). L.M. –0--
