On January 18 the Armenian president Robert Kocharyan visited the City Hall of Yerevan for a consultation and held a news briefing answering to several questions concerning the presidential election. With regard to the possibility of a second stage Robert Kocharyan said these rumors are put up by political forces to enable political bargains. According to Robert Kocharyan, the society determines the number of election rounds, but public polls suggest that the candidate of the government stands a chance to win the election in the first round. The reporters also asked his thoughts on Ter-Petrosyan’s statement that if the other candidates say they will win, he says he has already won. Robert Kocharyan only said that he congratulates Levon Ter-Petrosyan. By the way, with regard to his plans after leaving office, President Robert Kocharyan said he will speak about it in the period of inauguration of the next president.
