Political scientist: Mines explode at HAK every day

Taking into account Armenia’s realities and the administrative resource being used, it is quite obvious that the election outcome is predetermined, political scientist Gegham Nazarian said at the meeting with reporters today.

In his opinion, the most serious problem of the authorities is the turnout of voters: a maximum of 600-700 thousand people will go to the polls.

“The authorities did not expect such developments. They were prepared for a fiercer electoral struggle. It came as a surprise to me that two men with abundant political experience such as Hrant Bagratian and Raffi Hovannisian have agreed to participate in this show,” he noted.

When asked what the opposition should have done to prevent such a situation, Nazarian replied that the opposition did what they were supposed to do, but “there is currently a deep atmosphere of demoralization in Armenia. Ter-Petrosian is in a difficult position … Mines explode every day at HAK (Armenian National Congress), so to speak… BHK (Prosperous Armenia Party) is a new-fledged political force and has not yet set up a political team capable of leading the way”.