“OPPOSITIONAL AUDIENCE IS DISTORTED”
Support A1+!REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS ITS OWN GALLUP
“Presently there is no alternative to Serge Sargsyan. We will have a clear-cut victory,” announced the leader of the Republican faction Karen Karapetyan. Everybody realizes the Republicans’ victory, therefore, the candidates for presidency find Serge Sargsyan their main rival at the 2008 presidential elections.
A1+ asked Karen Karapetyan to enumerate Serge Sargsyan’s virtues as a presidential candidate. Karapetyan pointed out Serge Sargsyan’s viability in the main.
Karen Karapetyan stated that Serge Sargsyan worked both in times of war and peace in our country and proved that he is viable. “Everything should be viewed in the normal course of events judging by the person’s behavior. People sometimes refer to themselves as leaders. In my opinion, a leader is the one who enjoys the real support of people,” Karen Karapetyan said.
In answer to the question if Serge Sargsyan’s image will not be stained by the fact that he was the Minister of National Security during the October 27 parliamentary carnage but was unable to prevent the terrorist attack, Karen Karapetyan said, “Even the security services of such a rich country as the United States were unable to prevent the September 11 terrorist act.”
According to Karen Karapetyan he possesses data from the Gallup center which give a high popular rating to Serge Sargsyan. He said this when the reporters asked if the Republican Party worries about the results of a Gallup poll released in the media recently that their candidate ranks four among likely candidates.
“I can provide the results to you one of these days. According to the Gallup Institute, Serge Sargsyan is given a 23 percent popular rating. He also has a secondary 7 percent. In other words, if the candidates were these, people would vote for Serge Sargsyan. If we have the electorate who mention other candidates first and Serge Sargsyan as their second candidate, the facts are weighty in my opinion.”
Then Karapetyan reminded that in the parliamentary election the Republican Party set out with a low rating but they moved ahead due to their effective work.
The Republican faction leader is concerned over the opposition’s dissolution. “I wish there were two or even three poles joined on the basis of the same ideology, not against but for the sake of something. And I wished they appeared to the public with their programs and approaches so that the society could make a choice,” Karen Karapetyan says. He underlines that judging by the statements of all the political figures no poles will emerge. “I think four or maybe five opposition candidates will be put up. It means oppositional audience is distorted, and at the same time it means it is not clear whether these oppositional voters will vote for them or not,” Karen Karapetyan concluded.
