Comments on: 1 million 669 thousand 114 citizens voted. Serzh Sargsyan is Leading, Officially

By: Global Voices Online » Armenia: Post-Election Revolution Scenario?

Global Voices Online » Armenia: Post-Election Revolution Scenario? — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:18:05 +0000

[...] and ballot box stuffing on polling day. Working in the newsroom of Internews, The Armenian Observer received many such complaints himself. […] Complaints and information on various violations kept pouring in. The situation was [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Armenia: Opposition Protest

Global Voices Online » Armenia: Opposition Protest — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:26:59 +0000

[...] a disputed presidential election on Tuesday, The Armenian Observer says that 50,000 people have rallied in support of former president Levon [...]

By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:06:36 +0000

Reports are one thing. Verifiable facts and evidence is another, especially as A1 Plus and Hetq are pretty much part of Ter-Petrossian’s campaign team albeit unofficially.

This is what concerns me most. It is easy to make allegations, but people have got to have proof and be prepared to use the legal system.

Get the votes annulled where possible and so on, that’s what should be happening because yes, Sargsyan’s vote was inflated by vote bribes and other illegalities.

But did Levon win? I don’t see much sign of that. International community and most citizens don’t seem convinced.

However, I personally believe there should be a second round, but anyway, you need to use the courts and not often unverified reports to do so.

Anyway, unless that happens, nothing is going to change so as far as I am concerned, until the opposition and civil society show some maturity, the election is now over for me at least.