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FAIR ELECTIONS BEST DIALOGUE BETWEEN OPPOSITION, AUTHORITIES - DEMIRCHYAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 28, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - Extraordinary elections are the only means to create
new political culture and civilized dialogue with the authorities in
Armenia, according to Stepan Demirchyan, chairman of People's Party
of Armenia.
"Conduction of free elections is the best dialogue," member of the
opposition Armenian National Congress member told a press conference
in Yerevan.
According to Demirchyan, the vitality of snap elections is explained
by the fact that "previous elections were marred and, furthermore,
the current authorities have failed to resolve the pressing problems."
Asked how long the opposition can wait for the authorities to satisfy
their demands, he said the opposition "still has time but cannot
wait long."
Demirchyan also said that if current authorities win extraordinary
elections, the ANC will accept these results.
>>From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first
president Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was
not elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting
against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest
and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2.
According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people
were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.
In May 2011, President Serzh Sargsyan offered the National Assembly
to declare amnesty on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia's
independence, the proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the
RA Constitution and article 90 of the law on National Assembly
regulations. With a vote 91-0, the Armenian parliament approved the
proposal for amnesty for 396 people to be released and 379 to have
their sentence cut.
During a recent political council session, Armenian National Congress
(ANC) named the composition of ANC delegation to negotiate with the
authorities. The delegation includes ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan,
representative of the central bureau David Shahnazaryan, a member of
ANC economic committee, the head of ANC structure in Malatya Vahagn
Khachatryan, People's Party of Armenia secretary Felix Khachatryan
and deputy head of Armenian National Movement Samvel Abrahamyan.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 28, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - Extraordinary elections are the only means to create
new political culture and civilized dialogue with the authorities in
Armenia, according to Stepan Demirchyan, chairman of People's Party
of Armenia.
"Conduction of free elections is the best dialogue," member of the
opposition Armenian National Congress member told a press conference
in Yerevan.
According to Demirchyan, the vitality of snap elections is explained
by the fact that "previous elections were marred and, furthermore,
the current authorities have failed to resolve the pressing problems."
Asked how long the opposition can wait for the authorities to satisfy
their demands, he said the opposition "still has time but cannot
wait long."
Demirchyan also said that if current authorities win extraordinary
elections, the ANC will accept these results.
>>From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first
president Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was
not elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting
against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest
and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2.
According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people
were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.
In May 2011, President Serzh Sargsyan offered the National Assembly
to declare amnesty on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia's
independence, the proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the
RA Constitution and article 90 of the law on National Assembly
regulations. With a vote 91-0, the Armenian parliament approved the
proposal for amnesty for 396 people to be released and 379 to have
their sentence cut.
During a recent political council session, Armenian National Congress
(ANC) named the composition of ANC delegation to negotiate with the
authorities. The delegation includes ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan,
representative of the central bureau David Shahnazaryan, a member of
ANC economic committee, the head of ANC structure in Malatya Vahagn
Khachatryan, People's Party of Armenia secretary Felix Khachatryan
and deputy head of Armenian National Movement Samvel Abrahamyan.
From: A. Papazian