Elections in Armenia: Free and Fair?
Connected to the coming presidential election is the recent parliamentary election in Armenia. Indeed, the May vote was as much about next year’s presidential election which will see Kocharian pass on power presumably to a hand-picked successor than who will sit in the Armenian National Assembly. Some would argue that in actual fact, it was only about that which is why journalists, analysts and international organizations continue to examine the conduct of the parliamentary election and not least as it relates to improvements that will need to be made by early next year.
Transitions Online (TOL) is the latest publication to look at the parliamentary election, and interestingly enough, focuses on Raffi Hovannisian, the US-born first Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia who has made no secret of his intention to run for president in 2008.
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