Comments on: 2007 Parliamentary Election Monitor http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/29/2007-parliamentary-election-monitor/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/29/2007-parliamentary-election-monitor/#comment-2590 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:31:45 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/29/2007-parliamentary-election-monitor/#comment-2590 Hi Observer, thanks for the comment and the additional comments. Basically, please realize that for now at least, my weekly roundups are limited to my time which isn't much so I'm gonna miss some stuff. That said, I think it's up to ALL of us to monitor and comment on the run-up to the elections and we should work together to that effect rather than compete. So, with that, I'm glad to see that you're also now writing stuff on the elections and I think we should all feed into and off each other. We can discuss that when we finally meet, but bear with me for now while I finalize a few things related to work. So, without further ado, Observer's post on the elections over at Blogrel can be found at: http://www.blogrel.com/2006/11/01/elections-2007-deception-point/ Hopefully we can set a precedent in the Armenian blogosphere for working together rather than in competition. These elections are crucial for Armenia's future. In that sense, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, or who does better than someone else. What matters is that they are as democratic and transparent as they can be. And that depends on all of us. Hi Observer, thanks for the comment and the additional comments. Basically, please realize that for now at least, my weekly roundups are limited to my time which isn’t much so I’m gonna miss some stuff. That said, I think it’s up to ALL of us to monitor and comment on the run-up to the elections and we should work together to that effect rather than compete.

So, with that, I’m glad to see that you’re also now writing stuff on the elections and I think we should all feed into and off each other. We can discuss that when we finally meet, but bear with me for now while I finalize a few things related to work.

So, without further ado, Observer’s post on the elections over at Blogrel can be found at:
http://www.blogrel.com/2006/11/01/elections-2007-deception-point/

Hopefully we can set a precedent in the Armenian blogosphere for working together rather than in competition. These elections are crucial for Armenia’s future. In that sense, it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, or who does better than someone else. What matters is that they are as democratic and transparent as they can be.

And that depends on all of us.

]]> by: Observer http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/29/2007-parliamentary-election-monitor/#comment-2588 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:36:01 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/29/2007-parliamentary-election-monitor/#comment-2588 Very good round up indeed. But I'd recommend you paying a little more attention to the power demonstrations in the pro-government political camp as well. Things to be noted: the Kocharian initiated scare campaign against the Republican party ("Choit" case, followed by Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepian's brother's election as Ajapnyak Mayor/Taghapet) to show Serge Sargsyan who is really the boss here. Activation of the H2 TV and Yerkir Media newscasts, and overall quality. Another issue that I thing was important to get a fuller picture for this week is: the strange reformations in the SIM party (Constitutional Rights Union), along with the confrontation of Hayk Babukhanyan and Hrant Khachatryan. Very good round up indeed. But I’d recommend you paying a little more attention to the power demonstrations in the pro-government political camp as well.

Things to be noted: the Kocharian initiated scare campaign against the Republican party (”Choit” case, followed by Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepian’s brother’s election as Ajapnyak Mayor/Taghapet) to show Serge Sargsyan who is really the boss here. Activation of the H2 TV and Yerkir Media newscasts, and overall quality.

Another issue that I thing was important to get a fuller picture for this week is: the strange reformations in the SIM party (Constitutional Rights Union), along with the confrontation of Hayk Babukhanyan and Hrant Khachatryan.

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