Comments on: Notes from the Election Blogosphere http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/ News, Photography, Blogs & Analysis Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Onnik Krikorian http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-1007 Onnik Krikorian Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:27:24 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-1007 Interestingly, Sukiasian (<i>formerly known as Grzo</i>) is <a href="http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2007/11/C9850D7B-0B1B-4A79-AE00-983ED9ED9254.ASP" rel="nofollow">in the news</a> now that he is openly supporting Ter Petrosian. <blockquote>Armenia’s prominent millionaire businessman and parliament deputy on Monday defied what he called retribution from the state for his pro-opposition political views and said he would remain “next to [ex-president] Levon Ter-Petrosian” with whom he shares “a common ideological ground.”</blockquote> Funny how things change. This is how <a href="http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=47&nit=164&year=2003" rel="nofollow">he was reported on</a> in 2003. <blockquote>However, the content of the income declarations led many local observers to dismiss the whole undertaking as a farce. Kocharian claimed to live on about $500 a month, less than the declared monthly income of his 21-year-old son. [...] Even wealthy businessmen holding seats in Parliament posted modest revenues. For example, Khachatur Sukiasian, one of Armenia's richest men, claimed to have earned only about $40,000 in 2001. Sukiasian, who has a collection of luxury limousines, also claimed to own no cars at all. </blockquote> Basically, now that he has fallen foul of the same system that brought him his wealth, he is against it. Still, that's politics. Interestingly, Sukiasian (formerly known as Grzo) is in the news now that he is openly supporting Ter Petrosian.

Armenia’s prominent millionaire businessman and parliament deputy on Monday defied what he called retribution from the state for his pro-opposition political views and said he would remain “next to [ex-president] Levon Ter-Petrosian” with whom he shares “a common ideological ground.”

Funny how things change. This is how he was reported on in 2003.

However, the content of the income declarations led many local observers to dismiss the whole undertaking as a farce. Kocharian claimed to live on about $500 a month, less than the declared monthly income of his 21-year-old son. […]

Even wealthy businessmen holding seats in Parliament posted modest revenues. For example, Khachatur Sukiasian, one of Armenia’s richest men, claimed to have earned only about $40,000 in 2001. Sukiasian, who has a collection of luxury limousines, also claimed to own no cars at all.

Basically, now that he has fallen foul of the same system that brought him his wealth, he is against it. Still, that’s politics.

]]> By: Observer http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-1005 Observer Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:12:38 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-1005 Kronstadt and myself have left some comments for Aramazd to answer at his blog and although the discussion is slow, it is still ongoing there. Take a look: http://aramazd.livejournal.com/16756.html#cutid1 Kronstadt and myself have left some comments for Aramazd to answer at his blog and although the discussion is slow, it is still ongoing there. Take a look: http://aramazd.livejournal.com/16756.html#cutid1

]]> By: Armenian News, Analysis & Photography — Oneworld Multimedia :: Notes from the Election Blogosphere :: November :: 2007 http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-998 Armenian News, Analysis & Photography — Oneworld Multimedia :: Notes from the Election Blogosphere :: November :: 2007 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:32:59 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2007/11/05/notes-from-the-election-blogosphere-3/#comment-998 [...] full post is on the Armenia Election Monitor 2008 Blog. Posted by Onnik @ 12:28 am. Filed under: Armenia, Democracy, Politics, Blogging, Caucasus, [...] […] full post is on the Armenia Election Monitor 2008 Blog. Posted by Onnik @ 12:28 am. Filed under: Armenia, Democracy, Politics, Blogging, Caucasus, […]

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