Paruyr Hayrikyan’s recognizability index increased for 30 percent. Adibekyan

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS: Recognizability index of presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan has increases for 30 percent after assassination attempt which took place during pre-election campaign. This was noted by director of sociological center “Sociometer” Aharon Adibekyan during meeting with journalist on February 2. “Hayrikyan is likely to collect a lot of votes, recognizability index also increased. Leader of union for “National Self-Determination” will lose that opportunity in case elections are being postponed,” Armenpress quoted Aharon Adibekyan. He also noted that “sensation lasts not longer than a week, after two weeks many people will forget Hayrikyan and his chances will visibly decline”.

According to Adibekyan, Hayrikyan can turn this incident into specific form of campaign. As one of possible motives of the incident Adibekyan noted stormy past of Paruyr Hayrikyan, and past had rather serious issues.

Presidential candidate, leader of union for "National Self-Determination" Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot around 11:30 PM, January 31 in Tpagrichner Street, Kentron district of Yerevan. Hayrikyan got a gunshot wound to shoulders' area and has already been operated on in "St. Grigor Lusavorich" medical center.

Criminal case under article 34-305 of Armenian Criminal Code has been already initiated.