Authorities benefit from split opposition
"Republican candidate Gagik Beglaryan will only benefit if "Heritage" goes it alone and doesn't join the ANC," told "A1+" politician Alexander Iskandaryan. Iskandaryan is certain that "Heritage" will gather some percentages, but wasn't able to say how much. According to him, the opposition is split, is not uniting the society and has lost its image. Iskandaryan believes that the joining of "Heritage" and the ANC will not lead to a radical change.
Is it possible for the government to counterattack the opposition's united candidate with a more serious figure than Gagik Beglaryan, say, Robert Kocharyan? In response to that Iskandaryan said:
"If the authorities fear the scenario of the opposition, that is theoretically possible, but I really don't think that they will nominate Robert Kocharyan."
Judging from the current situation, Iskandaryan thinks that the authorities should stick with their current candidate.
Alexander Iskandaryan believes that the events to be held on May 31 will be a "lighter" version of the presidential elections. In other words, they will take place like the presidential elections.
"We will witness the split in society and an opposition that will not acknowledge the legitimacy of the elections. I think that both sides will fight to get a hold of everything. If they don't, then we will possibly see a confrontation-just like the presidential elections. But this time it will be milder because after all, people are choosing a mayor and not a president."
