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OPPOSITION NEEDS FIRST OF ALL POLITICAL WILL FOR JOINT STRUGGLE AGAINST ELECTORAL RIGGINGS, REPRESENTATIVE OF "HERITAGE" PARTY SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Mar 30 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN. For the first time in the last
1.5 years, leader of the "Zharangutyun" ("Heritage") Party Raffi
Hovannisian received an opportunity to speak on television. During
a talk with reporters on March 30, spokesman for the party Hovsep
Khurshudian expressed a hope that these are "the first swallows"
to open the opportunity for the party to speak on TV. He said that
during the electoral campaign, "Heritage" will use paid TV time (in
addition to free TV time) within the limits of expenses envisaged
for propaganda.
It was noted that immediately after the start of the propaganda
campaign, "Heritage" will pay visits to various regions of Armenia. It
is not ruled out that joint visits with other opposition parties will
be organized in order to make meetings with voters most efficient.
According to H. Khurshudian, although it is for the first time that
"Heritage" is participating in parliamentary elections, it already
has experience of cooperation with other opposition forces in terms
of observation of both parliamentary and presidential elections, as
well as fight against electoral riggings. In his opinion, political
will rather than creation of special structures and mechanisms is
important for such cooperation. "If there is a desire to cooperate,
no formal institutions are needed, while in case of necessity they
will be formed easily," he noted.
Noyan Tapan
Mar 30 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN. For the first time in the last
1.5 years, leader of the "Zharangutyun" ("Heritage") Party Raffi
Hovannisian received an opportunity to speak on television. During
a talk with reporters on March 30, spokesman for the party Hovsep
Khurshudian expressed a hope that these are "the first swallows"
to open the opportunity for the party to speak on TV. He said that
during the electoral campaign, "Heritage" will use paid TV time (in
addition to free TV time) within the limits of expenses envisaged
for propaganda.
It was noted that immediately after the start of the propaganda
campaign, "Heritage" will pay visits to various regions of Armenia. It
is not ruled out that joint visits with other opposition parties will
be organized in order to make meetings with voters most efficient.
According to H. Khurshudian, although it is for the first time that
"Heritage" is participating in parliamentary elections, it already
has experience of cooperation with other opposition forces in terms
of observation of both parliamentary and presidential elections, as
well as fight against electoral riggings. In his opinion, political
will rather than creation of special structures and mechanisms is
important for such cooperation. "If there is a desire to cooperate,
no formal institutions are needed, while in case of necessity they
will be formed easily," he noted.