Onnik Krikorian · January, 2008

Latest posts by Onnik Krikorian from January, 2008

Georgia: Final Results

  9 January 2008

Writing for his blog, This is Tbilisi Calling, the BBC's Matthew Collin says that the official results for Saturday's presidential election have finally been declared. As had been reported in the international media anyway, Mikhail Saakashvili won a second term in office, but Collin says that it is doubtful that...

Armenia: Election Manifesto

  8 January 2008

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the official pre-election campaign period for next month's presidential election in Armenia, Nazarian comments on the election manifesto of one of the candidates, former president Levon Ter Petrosian.

Georgia: Game Over

  7 January 2008

Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places analyzes the outcome of Saturday's presidential election in Georgia. Although the former head of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Azerbaijan says it looks as though Saakashvili did win “legitimately” on election day itself, there is enough reason for the West to demand that...

Georgia: Saakashvili is Satisfied

  7 January 2008

Following the positive verdict on Saturday's presidential election in Georgia by international observers, TOL Georgia says that the re-elected president, Mikhail Saakashvili, is more than satisfied. However, the blog wonders what would have had to happen in order for the observers to conclude that the vote didn't meet international standards...

Georgia: Parallel Vote Tabulation

  7 January 2008

Resistance Georgia, the blog of pro-opposition human rights lawyer and activist Anna Dolidze, posts the results of parallel voter tabulation by the Georgian International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED).

Georgia: 9 mm Rugers instead of AK-47s

  7 January 2008

Following on from international observers concluding that Georgia's presidential election largely met international standards with no significant irregularities, Campanastan concludes that this “probably means the ballot box monitors carried 9 mm Rugers instead of AK-47s.”

Georgia: Kicking Russian Ass

  7 January 2008

With international observers calling Saturday's snap presidential election in Georgia “broadly democratic”, Publius Pundit delights in “kicking a little Russian ass.” Now, the blog concludes, it's time for Georgia to be accepted into NATO.

Georgia: Election Concerns

  7 January 2008

Artashes98 expresses concern regarding the verdict from the international community on Saturday's presidential election in Georgia. The blogger says that had the candidate of power been someone not considered pro-Western, the conclusion of the OSCE/ODIHR monitors would have been very different indeed.

Armenia: Christmas

  6 January 2008

While all attention is focused on Georgia after its early presidential election was held yesterday, The Armenian Patchwork reminds its readers that today is also Armenian Christmas and posts some photographs.

Georgia: Presidential Election Update

  6 January 2008

Although the international media is now reporting a victory for the incumbent, Mikhail Saakashvili, in yesterday's presidential election in Georgia, there has so far been very little reaction to the news in the blogosphere. This contrasts strikingly with how bloggers worldwide reacted to the clashes between opposition supporters and riot...

Georgia: Presidential Election Poll

  5 January 2008

Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places, the blog of a former National Democratic Institute (NDI) Country Director says that the latest poll commissioned by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili looks credible. However, she says that while a Saakashvili victory looks likely after today's vote, he should be doing better.

Georgia: Calm Before The Storm?

  4 January 2008

On the eve of tomorrow's presidential election, TOL Georgia reports that the situation is calm in the country. However, after raising many concerns about the pre-election campaign in this and another entry, the blogger asks rhetorically, is the election free and fair?

Armenia: Honesty

  4 January 2008

Shooosh at Life in Armenia says she was surprised to discover that when she lost her wallet in Yerevan it was found and turned in. Despite many bad stories about ethnic Armenians from the Diaspora being ripped off when they visit the country, she concludes that there are honest people...

Nagorno Karabakh: Ultimatum

  4 January 2008

Blogian reacts harshly to news that the Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, has issued an ultimatum to ethnic Armenians living in the breakaway and self-declared Republic of Nagorno Karabakh — submit once again to Azerbaijani authority or leave.

Turkey: Armenian History

  3 January 2008

Blogian comments on news that a new ballet based on an old Armenian tale of love and tragedy will be written and performed in Turkey. However, the Armenian blogger says that while he supports Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, he is concerned by what appears to be a major historical inaccuracy written in...

Georgia: Happy New Year

  2 January 2008

The MFR Photoblog posts pictures of revellers seeing in the New Year in the Georgian capital. The blogger says that more than 15,000 Georgians took part in the celebration held in Tbilisi's Freedom Square.

Azerbaijan: Benazir Bhutto

  1 January 2008

Marilisa Lorusso's blog sounds a warning following the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. In Azerbaijan, for example, the potential rise of Islamic fundamentalism is very real which is why the blog says there has been very little discussion of other possibilities for who might be responsible for her...

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