The promotional balloons were decorated with the governing party’s election
slogan “Let’s believe in change”.
President Sarkisian’s party has been tipped by opinion polls to triumph in
Sunday’s election ahead of its ruling coalition rival, the Prosperous
Armenia party led by a super-rich former arm wrestling champion.
The vote is the biggest test of the ex-Soviet state’s democratic credentials
since disputed presidential elections in 2008, when mass rallies ended in
bloody clashes between riot police and opposition supporters that left 10
people dead, casting a shadow over Sarkisian’s administration.
The authorities in the mountainous country of 3.3 million people have promised
an unprecedentedly clean contest for the 131-seat National Assembly in the
hope of avoiding further political turmoil.
Opposition parties however have questioned the validity of the opinion polls
and threatened demonstrations if there are mass falsifications.
Source: AFP
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