“The people’s psychological way of thinking has made them believe that the opposition is going to keep an eye on the polls during the referendum so that the authorities don’t falsify,” said Smbat Ayvazyan yesterday during the constituent meeting of the “Hanrapetutyun” (Republic) political party’s Gyumri subdivision. He added: “That is not our responsibility. On the contrary, it is theirs. They are the ones who should remain true to the people and guarantee that the elections remain transparent”. In addition, S. Ayvazyan informed us that it had already been ten days since they had asked the television networks to provide them with the schedule and prices for airing programs for propaganda. However, the political party still hasn’t received an answer. “But there are rumors spreading around that one minute is going to cost around $200-300 dollars. These prices are similar to ones in a criminal regime. We are simply going to reject those offers and are not going to participate in a propaganda by paying a ridiculous amount of money,” he said and added that only culprits have that much money.
