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PPA IS READY TO ALONE PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS BUT CONSIDERS COOPERATION OF OPPOSING FORCES NECESSARY
Noyan Tapan
Feb 19 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Being ready to alone participate in
the coming NA elections, the People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers
necessary to promote a wide cooperation of opposing forces in the name
of democratic elections. The party Chairman Stepan Demirchian stated
about it in his speech at the PPA regular 6th congress on February
17. He assured that if results of the elections are falsified, the
party, "as always, will be in the first row of the struggle." In the
PPA Chairman's words, the party has always been a joining force and the
"Miasnutiun" (Unity) and "Ardaroutiun" (Justice) blocs prove it. "We
were modest towards our partners and did our best for strengthening
the alliance. And if anybody broke the principles of the alliance,
it does not mean that the the way of uniting was not correct,"
he mentioned. In Demirchian's words, the PPA will take part in the
parliamentary elections to win.
In his words, the acting administration consistently attempts to
breathe in the society as if the result of the coming elections is
predeterminated and the struggle is meaningless. "We think that it
is meaningless and inadmissible to be depressed and retreat. We
are able and must take the country out of this situation,"
he stated. The PPA Chairman mentioned that as a result of the
constitutional amendments the NA role has considerably increased,
and those expected parliamentary elections have an important meaning
for future development of the state. He called on to make this
reality competent for the people, which, connecting greater hopes
with the president's elections, more actively participate in those
elections. In S.Demirchian's words, the authorities of Armenia did
not take steps in the direction of reinstating people's confidence
towards the electoral process: "no falsifier was held to answer,
"A1+" was not given broadcast." As for "improvement" of the electoral
code, in his words, the previous code also gave the possibility of
holding democratic elections what the Council of Europe observers also
fixed. "The clan-oligarchic system established in the country attempts
at any price to secure its reproduction," the PPA Chairman stated. In
his words, the power levers are utmost used for that purpose,
"obligatory-voluntary jointing party" is implemented, everything is
done to make non-political methods decisive in the political struggle.
An attempt is also made to push the real opposition out of the
political field, replacing it by "puppets" being controlled by the
authorities.
Noyan Tapan
Feb 19 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Being ready to alone participate in
the coming NA elections, the People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers
necessary to promote a wide cooperation of opposing forces in the name
of democratic elections. The party Chairman Stepan Demirchian stated
about it in his speech at the PPA regular 6th congress on February
17. He assured that if results of the elections are falsified, the
party, "as always, will be in the first row of the struggle." In the
PPA Chairman's words, the party has always been a joining force and the
"Miasnutiun" (Unity) and "Ardaroutiun" (Justice) blocs prove it. "We
were modest towards our partners and did our best for strengthening
the alliance. And if anybody broke the principles of the alliance,
it does not mean that the the way of uniting was not correct,"
he mentioned. In Demirchian's words, the PPA will take part in the
parliamentary elections to win.
In his words, the acting administration consistently attempts to
breathe in the society as if the result of the coming elections is
predeterminated and the struggle is meaningless. "We think that it
is meaningless and inadmissible to be depressed and retreat. We
are able and must take the country out of this situation,"
he stated. The PPA Chairman mentioned that as a result of the
constitutional amendments the NA role has considerably increased,
and those expected parliamentary elections have an important meaning
for future development of the state. He called on to make this
reality competent for the people, which, connecting greater hopes
with the president's elections, more actively participate in those
elections. In S.Demirchian's words, the authorities of Armenia did
not take steps in the direction of reinstating people's confidence
towards the electoral process: "no falsifier was held to answer,
"A1+" was not given broadcast." As for "improvement" of the electoral
code, in his words, the previous code also gave the possibility of
holding democratic elections what the Council of Europe observers also
fixed. "The clan-oligarchic system established in the country attempts
at any price to secure its reproduction," the PPA Chairman stated. In
his words, the power levers are utmost used for that purpose,
"obligatory-voluntary jointing party" is implemented, everything is
done to make non-political methods decisive in the political struggle.
An attempt is also made to push the real opposition out of the
political field, replacing it by "puppets" being controlled by the
authorities.