Paruyr Ayrikyan, head of the Union for National Self-Determination and candidate for president, has suffered from health aggravation. His assistant Vrezh Zatikyan said that the problem occurred due to a long journey to regions. He may stay in hospital for three more days. Ayrikyan’s visit to the Lori Region was cancelled.
New health problems have not stopped Ayrikyan from blaming all candidates for president for attempting his assassination. He noted that his rating had been rising on January 21-31, until the attack on January 31. The candidate believes that campaigns of other candidates while he was in hospital were unfair.
Ayrikyan pointed out Sargsyan, the only candidate who had halted the campaign for a day.
Ayrikyan was shot in a shoulder at the Yerevan center at about 11.20 pm on January 31. Two suspects of the attack were detained on January 7.
February 18 will be a day off for the country to give citizens an opportunity to vote.
Campaigning started on January 21 and will end on February 17.
7 candidates are running for president: President Serzh Sargsyan, former PM and leader of the Freedom Party Grant Bagratyan, former Foreign Minister and leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of the National Self-Determination Union Paruyr Ayrikyan, former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan, a political analyst of Radio Hay Andreas Gukasyan and a researcher of epos Vardan.
