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Pre-election political picture in Armenia to take shape very soon - analyst

11.01.2017, 14:05
The pre-election political  picture in Armenia will take shape very soon, Sergey Minasyan, head of the Caucasus Institute’s political analyses department, told journalists on Wednesday.  

Pre-election political picture in Armenia to take shape very soon - analyst
YEREVAN, January 11. /ARKA/. The pre-election political  picture in Armenia will take shape very soon, Sergey Minasyan, head of the Caucasus Institute’s political analyses department, told journalists on Wednesday.  

Armenia’s citizens to go to the polls on April 2, 2017 to elect the National Assembly for the first time after adoption of constitutional changes in 2015 that imply transition from presidential to parliamentary rule.  

“After the New Year break new statements will be released and the parliamentary election race will enter its final stage,” Minasyan said. 

Answering ARKA News Agency’s question, the political analyst said that he sees no tough competitors to the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, despite the opposition’s ambitious statements.  

“Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that things can’t change,” he said. --0---