PRE-ELECTION OFFICE SET ON FIRE

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The central pre-election office of Manuel Gasparian located at 3 Adonts was set on fire this morning. Manuel Gasparian runs in the election of a district head of Yerevan's Qanaqer-Zeitun commune.

Manuel Gasparian told A1+ that they had noticed nothing extraordinary when leaving the office at 3 a.m. At 9 o'clock in the morning the office-cleaner brought the terrifying news. The windows were broken to pieces and bottles of petrol were thrown here and there. All posters and signboards were burnt down. The walls were blackened.

“Manuel Gasparian thinks the intrusion was planned by some ill-bred people who feel envy when seeing so many people at Gasparian’s meetings.”

Manuel Gasparian also added that the representative of the acting district head Arayik Kotanjian had looked in his pre-election office the other day and began threatening and railing at the women. Then he threw away the pre-election booklets laid on the table and tore off the signs posted on the walls.

Furthermore, attempts were made to bribe the head of another pre-election office.

Manuel Gasparian adheres to the Armenian National Congress and says he will not give up. “I am more than convinced that we shall celebrate my victory in three days. We simply need to be armed with patience.”

Note, elections to self-government bodies in Qanaqer-Zeitun are scheduled for September 7.