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SPEAKING ABOUT ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS MEANINGLESS - ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL
NEWS.AM
February 12, 2013 | 12:18
YEREVAN. - Armenia's presidential candidates-opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman- Paruyr Hayrikyan,-opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM-Raffi Hovannisian, and-opposition
Freedom Party Chairman, former PM-Hrant Bagratyan intend to provide
an illusion of legitimacy to the forthcoming presidential election.
Fellow presidential contender, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic former FM
Arman Melikyan stated this during a press conference on Tuesday.
He noted that it is meaningless to speak about an election campaign,
since the legitimacy of the electoral process could not be ensured.
"The elections were rigged before, and therefore there is no need to
conduct a study. Those that have seized power do not wish to return
the legitimacy of the voting," Melikyan noted.
He added that election fraud could have been prevented if his
demand-that is, the publicizing of data on the number of Armenia's
citizens that are absent from the country-had been met.
Also, the presidential candidate accused his fellow challengers for
being involved in a group policy.
"I have never been in a group policy," Arman Melikyan added.
From: A. Papazian
NEWS.AM
February 12, 2013 | 12:18
YEREVAN. - Armenia's presidential candidates-opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman- Paruyr Hayrikyan,-opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM-Raffi Hovannisian, and-opposition
Freedom Party Chairman, former PM-Hrant Bagratyan intend to provide
an illusion of legitimacy to the forthcoming presidential election.
Fellow presidential contender, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic former FM
Arman Melikyan stated this during a press conference on Tuesday.
He noted that it is meaningless to speak about an election campaign,
since the legitimacy of the electoral process could not be ensured.
"The elections were rigged before, and therefore there is no need to
conduct a study. Those that have seized power do not wish to return
the legitimacy of the voting," Melikyan noted.
He added that election fraud could have been prevented if his
demand-that is, the publicizing of data on the number of Armenia's
citizens that are absent from the country-had been met.
Also, the presidential candidate accused his fellow challengers for
being involved in a group policy.
"I have never been in a group policy," Arman Melikyan added.
From: A. Papazian