By empty (2/10/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Political scientist Aram Karapetian, the youngest of the 11 presidential candidates, on 27 January accused incumbent Robert Kocharian of violating the Elections Code by using government buildings and other property for his campaign, RFE/RL\'s Yerevan bureau reported. Karapetian claimed in a statement that many of Kocharian\'s district campaign offices are located in local government offices. He also accused the authorities of mobilizing the police and \"criminal elements\" to create \"an atmosphere of fear and terror\" and said Kocharian supporters have attempted to buy votes in Yerevan and Giumri.The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.
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