POLITICAL ANALYST - "THIS WILL BE A TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT"

Political analyst Arkady Ghukasyan told reporters today that Armenian citrizens could not freely express their political will and that "society is under the influence of an atmphere of fear."
Ghukasyan argued that a legal state of government still doesn't exist in Armenia and that residents aren't protected under the law. He cited these reasons as to why there is no confidence expressed towards the government and why nothing new of quality came forth on the political landscape during the recent election cycle.
Stepan Danielyan, who heads the Cooperation for Democracy Center, said that in the current political stage of Armenia the electoral system just doesn't work.
He said that during the recent elections administrative compulsion, not mere administrative resources, were employed and that not only were bribes distributed but that people were forced to accept them.
Ghukasyan went on to say that he believed the new government would be a temporary one because if the authorities aren't able to fully resolve all outstanding problems, they must be solved via a temporary system.

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