Communist Party Leader Claims Record Number of Voters

Looks like Gagik "Dodi Gago" Tsarukian is being left in the dust by Armenia's Communist Party Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun (HKK)! Well, let's see how and why:

Ruben Tovmasian [the leader of HKK] said his party received proposals of forming alliances from some opposition forces, but added, " We need not to form alliances as our electorate will not betray us."

Mr. Tovmasian claimed that 530,000 pensioners, "who fought for the Communist Party and continue to trust it, will give their ballots to it. Our ultimate goal is to go to parliament and to present to the Armenian nation our lofty ideas and give it a chance to make their choice," he said.

"I am not saying that Armenia must sacrifice its independence, but we think that a union of all former Soviet republics should be made, void of all previous mistakes," he concluded.

So not only do they claim 530,000 pensioners, but they are so confident in their said claims that they will disregard any alliance proposals! Do keep in mind that this is most likely the communist propaganda at play. Why? Because in the link above, they had only claimed 40,000 voters and according to 2003 elections, they had just over 18,000 supporters.

I suppose it is possible to go from 18,000 to 530,000 supporters - who are mostly pensioners, by the way - but is it likely? I think it's a bluff, but I could be wrong.

Source: ArmenPress