Armenia's tiny class of millionaires, heavily dependent
on government connections, has emerged as one of the
main beneficiaries of Sunday's parliamentary elections,
wining a record-high number seats in the new parliament.
On Monday I read email from a teenager asking if she
could work for ArmeniaNow to earn $500. It is the amount
her school is demanding she pay in bribes for her diploma
if she wants top grades. Any lesser amount and she won't
receive '5s', no matter how well she performs on exams.
She is an honor (an ironic description, yes?) student,
smart enough that she won a scholarship to study in
the United States.
Five Armenian tennis players representing five different
countries were among 128 players competing in the French
Open, which began this week in Paris. Only two survived
the second round.
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Compared to the past presidential elections, the OSCE and
other foreign observers said last Sunday's parliamentary election
in places like Polling Station No. 0384 showed signs of cleaning
up the messy voting system in Armenia.
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