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Undoubtedly presidential elections in Armenia have started months, even a year ago. But the seriousness of the situation (election campaign) was notified after the several “shouts” of the opposition shown on TV. Up to that there generally wasn’t even a word about them. All TV channels were just glorifying ruling regime.

Afterwards when our neighbor, a petty clerk, came to our place to beg our choices (also to show his trustiness to ruling regime) I found the other really serious thing: we are far from fair elections, though I guess it is going to be conformed to international standards. The readiness of our society to sell own vote is not a history. But you know this time it wasn’t too easy for our neighbor: going to “democracy” votes’ prices are lifting fantastically fast. 

There is no sense for the Armenian society to be politicized, and starting from the schoolchild ending by scientists all are political theorists. But phenomenon is the fact that nowadays all the people is also fortune teller. They all know who will win the election campaign. How they know and why particularly from this regime? Cause “Who will ask us”? (Persons’ unimportance or own choice’s inessentiality was inspired to our society for ages and this political fetch has been used up to know). Then I see some apathy among the citizens inherited from Soviet Union regime. 

Anyway the society is divided into some parts: those, for whom there is no importance who will rule (they don’t expect any changes); those, who agrees to see as the president anyone, not only the prime minister, who will continue the political direction of this regime; those, who is trying to understand what is the matter, and people, which is very close to being position or opposition. Everything is confused. And this confusion is not only among the society, but in general. Candidates are also in scramble.  Now we are standing to the important choice: to go on with nonchalant refer to our future or to stand owner to our country. The last I hope to have … and no matter who will win the elections. This election will be our win!!!