www.aravot.am inquired from Armen Poghosyan, the head of the Consumers’ Association NGO, the pre-election program of which party was the most populist and the program of which party the most realistic. Our interlocutor responded, “The most populist programs are the ones of the ruling Republican Party and the Prosperous Armenia Party. The most realistic ones are those of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and the Heritage Party.”
We inquired in that case what the reason was that according to the public opinion polls, the very RPA and PAP are the leading ones. Mr. Poghosyan responded, “After showing exact numbers, one should be responsible and there are elements of uncontrolled authority in showing inexact numbers.”
In response to our question what the reason for the mentioned situation was, A. Poghosyan said, “We don’t share the Western values and policy yet. Also, there is both propaganda and economic pressure.”
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
