The nomination of trad itional presidential candidates has already been launched. It is predictable that Artashes Geghamyan and Stepan Demirchyan, Armenian Marxist and Grisha Virabyan will join Vazgen Manukyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Arshak Sadoyan, Aram Karapetyan. When you tell those politicians that they don't adequately appreciate the reality, they get angry and accuse you of commiting the authoritis' order. Just in the same way when I was telling several politicians that they didn't have 5% of rating, they were almost laughing: «What do you say, we'll get 5 %».
“Aravot’s” permanent partner “APR group” sociologic group has made its following research by our newspaper's order. The research was called «Political parties and public». About 663 citizens of Yerevan have been polled from November 21-26. The first question, which the sociology have given to Yerevan citizens, is the following: «In your opinion, what role does the parties play?” The opinions of our nationals are very interesting. The majority is sure /39,7%/ that they play no role. 9,7% thinks that the parties divide the society and 9% thinks that they fight for the authority and positions.
