Comments on: Opinion Polls and Main Contenders http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/02/10/opinion-polls-and-main-contenders/ News, Photography, Blogs & Analysis Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Armenia Election Monitor 2008 » Blog Archive » 2008 Presidential Election Monitor http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/02/10/opinion-polls-and-main-contenders/#comment-2710 Armenia Election Monitor 2008 » Blog Archive » 2008 Presidential Election Monitor Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:31:29 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/02/10/opinion-polls-and-main-contenders/#comment-2710 [...] why Ter-Petrossian’s outburst was necessary if he is in such a strong position. Opinion polls show both opposition leaders to be neck and neck, but trailing behind Sargsyan. Ter-Petrosian […] seemed to anticipate this turn of events as [...] […] why Ter-Petrossian’s outburst was necessary if he is in such a strong position. Opinion polls show both opposition leaders to be neck and neck, but trailing behind Sargsyan. Ter-Petrosian […] seemed to anticipate this turn of events as […]

]]> By: Onnik http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/02/10/opinion-polls-and-main-contenders/#comment-2464 Onnik Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:56:50 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/02/10/opinion-polls-and-main-contenders/#comment-2464 <blockquote>Levon Ter-Petrosyan demaning to postpone elections? 08.02.2008 18:30 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian presidential hopeful, ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan appealed to the Constitutional Court “to recognize as insuperable the obstacles, which arose on the way of his participation in the February 19 elections.” [...] According to the Armenian Electoral Code, in case of insuperable obstacles for one of the candidates, the election date is postponed for two weeks. If the obstacles are not removed, new elections are supposed to be held 40 days after the 2-week terms, IA Regnum reports. According to surveys held by Populus, 50,7% of voters support Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. He is followed by Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan (13,4%), Armenia’s first President (12,6%), AFR Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member, Vice Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian (7,6%), National Unity party leader Artashes Geghamyan (6,4 %). People’s Party leader (4,5%), National Democratic Union leader Vazgen Manukyan (3,2%), National Consent party leader Aram Harutyunyan (0,9%) and NKR President’s ex-advisor Arman Melikian (0,6%). [...] Experts of the International ECOresearch Company analyzed 743 TV-reports, radio-reports and newspaper articles, published in Armenia within the first week of the pre-election campaign, and came to the conclusion that 630 items from 743 showed no evidence of reporting bias. Armenian Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan stated that he is not satisfied with the coverage of the election campaign of the Public TV. The Ombudsman expressed hope that his statement will influence the further work of the PTV, and the marked phenomena will be corrected in the nearest future, Armenian media reports.</blockquote> http://www.panarmenian.net/

Levon Ter-Petrosyan demaning to postpone elections?

08.02.2008 18:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian presidential hopeful, ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan appealed to the Constitutional Court “to recognize as insuperable the obstacles, which arose on the way of his participation in the February 19 elections.”

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According to the Armenian Electoral Code, in case of insuperable obstacles for one of the candidates, the election date is postponed for two weeks. If the obstacles are not removed, new elections are supposed to be held 40 days after the 2-week terms, IA Regnum reports.

According to surveys held by Populus, 50,7% of voters support Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. He is followed by Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan (13,4%), Armenia’s first President (12,6%), AFR Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member, Vice Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian (7,6%), National Unity party leader Artashes Geghamyan (6,4 %). People’s Party leader (4,5%), National Democratic Union leader Vazgen Manukyan (3,2%), National Consent party leader Aram Harutyunyan (0,9%) and NKR President’s ex-advisor Arman Melikian (0,6%).

[…]

Experts of the International ECOresearch Company analyzed 743 TV-reports, radio-reports and newspaper articles, published in Armenia within the first week of the pre-election campaign, and came to the conclusion that 630 items from 743 showed no evidence of reporting bias.

Armenian Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan stated that he is not satisfied with the coverage of the election campaign of the Public TV. The Ombudsman expressed hope that his statement will influence the further work of the PTV, and the marked phenomena will be corrected in the nearest future, Armenian media reports.

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