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ALLY HIGHLIGHTS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S MAIN FAILURE

Vahan Hovannisian, a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutiun that supports President Robert Kocharian, said on 28 April that Kocharian has failed to comply with his 1998 election pledge to establish justice and the rule of law and to eradicate corruption, RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported. Hovannisian noted Kocharian's successes attracting foreign investment and creating new jobs, but suggested his failure to tackle crime and corruption cost him an outright first-round victory in the 19 February presidential election. Hovannisian said Kocharian admitted shortly before that ballot that he has made no headway against corruption. Hovannisian added that doing so is currently one of the president's most pressing priorities. LF

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