http://blogian.hayastan.com/2007/11/25/mentally-ill-forced-to-vote-in-armenia/ Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogian.hayastan.com/2007/11/25/mentally-ill-forced-to-vote-in-armenia/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Henry Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:40:45 +0000 http://blogian.hayastan.com/2007/11/25/mentally-ill-forced-to-vote-in-armenia/#comment-948 This is not shocking or new. If you have lived in Armenia, you know that the Republican party demands that if you receive anything from the state that you vote for it. The teachers in the schools will be called in and told they must vote and their families must vote for whoever the headmaster said they must vote for. This goes to all public sector jobs. The Republicans in particular are the part of intimidation. All of the big oligarchs outside of Doty Gago and the Gymuri Mafia brothers are members. To say no is to end your livelihood. Remember, Armenia has a 63% public employment rate so if you are not working for the government you are not working. This is not shocking or new. If you have lived in Armenia, you know that the Republican party demands that if you receive anything from the state that you vote for it. The teachers in the schools will be called in and told they must vote and their families must vote for whoever the headmaster said they must vote for. This goes to all public sector jobs. The Republicans in particular are the part of intimidation. All of the big oligarchs outside of Doty Gago and the Gymuri Mafia brothers are members. To say no is to end your livelihood. Remember, Armenia has a 63% public employment rate so if you are not working for the government you are not working.

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