Social Commentator: Election wasn't Free but School Boycott is Wrong

15:57, February 27, 2013

Social commentator Karineh Hakobyan told reporters today that she welcomed Raffi Hovannisian's campaign of "love and greetings", because Armenian society suffers from a lack of polite social contact.

"We must change our system and our inner mentality. That's why I find Hovannisian's message so correct," said Hakobyan.

The commentator argued that the current political situation should come as no surprise to anyone given that Armenia hasn't seen free and fair elections in the past 22 years.

"We don't have an established democratic system that can ensure free elections. We knew this even before the February 18 election," Hakobyan said.  Read more... (185 words)

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