“About 2,5% of voters would vote for Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan,” says sociologist Aharon Adibekyan. The sociologist says the economic achievements registered during the tenure of office of the second president, as well as his family’s activities left Kocharyan little chance to return to politics. Kocharyan gained more profits from the country’s economic successes than the country’s people. "A pragmatic financier-economist lived under the image of the romantic president," said Adibekyan who is convinced that Kocharyan would return to politics, once the ruling Republican Party (HHK) gave its consent. The sociologist does not believe the results of a survey according to which the Prosperous Armenia enjoys greater reputation than it its coalition partner RPA. Anyway, Aharon Adibekyan notes that the political level of candidates and parties participating in the election race has significantly increased. "They know that in order to win they should struggle in a civilized way, have campaign headquarters and election platforms," he stressed. “There are many mistakes in the poll results of other organizations,” said Adibekyan. Has Adibekyan heard anything about the election bribes offered to people by the RPA? “The importers of oil and sugar they have to do so because there is no other way for them,” he said.
