This Saturday, analyst Garik Kerian expressed his opinion to the journalists that it seems that the upcoming presidential elections have ended even before beginning. According to him, the upcoming presidential elections in February have strong polarization of the candidates, as the most likely winner, who is incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, has a distinct advantage over all others.

“Besides him, only Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan can organize the campaign throughout the country. Therefore, this time the opposition is unlikely to present any serious threat to Serzh Sargsyan,” Kerian said.

However, he said with regret, that the pre-election period is characterized not so much by the discussions of the candidates, but by the discussions of gossips whether Levon Ter-Petrosyan will enter the elections, why Gagik Tsarukyan decided not to support anyone, and what Robert Kocharian will decide to do.

“The fact that the essential debate remains in the background is disappointing,” he said.