Day: 21.03.2007

Harmick at the Blogrel discusses the political situation in Armenia, speaking about his expectation, that the Bargavach Hayastan will win a “a landslide victory” in the upcoming elections, describing it as “a force that cannot be reckoned with” and speculating, that perhaps there won’t even be a need to fix the elections, as Bargavach Hayastan is so far ahead of any other forces in the political scene.

“Elections in Armenia are usually overshadowed by incidents of violence such as the stabbing of an opposition campaign manager during the 2003 Presidential Election, and sometimes — as was the case in the village of Shahumian during the last parliamentary election or in Nor Hajn during the 2005 local election — even killings. Recently, an internal spat in an opposition party resulted in physical attacks, and RFE/RL reports that a brawl has been reported between…