2008 Presidential Election Monitor
Now the summer is behind us, and with the political autumn in Armenia now well and truly under way, things are starting to get a little more interesting in the still unfolding battle for the presidency that will be decided by an election to be held in February or March next year. Well, perhaps it would be more correct to say it’s interesting for political observers.
It can hardly be said that the unfolding race is of much interest to the population for now at least. Besides, in the first of three updates on the run-up to the official election campaign period, RFE/RL reports that the ruling Republican party is confident of a first round victory for Sarkisian.
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The Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutiun (ARF-D), however, is not so convinced, but it’s unlikely that they stand much of a chance of competing with the administrative and financial resources of the Republicans. In another article, RFE/RL says the party is putting a brave face on the incumbent president’s recent endorsement of Sarkisian as his preferred successor.
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The full post is available on the 2008 Presidential Election Monitor Blog.
