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  • Speaker Will Sign Agreement on Free & Fair Local Elections

    ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN TO UNDERTAKE SOON SIGNING OF SOCIAL CONCORD
    AGREEMENT AIMED AT FREE, FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS TO LOCAL
    SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES

    YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 1, the newspaper "New Time"
    published an article entitled "Choice of Future or in the Name of
    Social Concord" by the RA NA Speaker Artur Baghdasarian. Underlining
    the importance of the upcoming elections to the local self-government
    bodies in terms of establisment of a democratic Armenia, the NA
    Speaker expressed a wish to undertake "an initiative to sign a unique
    agreement of social concord aimed at holding free, fair and
    transparent elections, which may become an opportunity of social
    agreement in order to hold the upcoming elections under conditions of
    truly fair competition." He is confident that his initiative will come
    under criticism and be objected and denied by those for whom
    "Armenia's real democratization process and political tolerance are of
    no value." At the same time he is sure that the political and social
    organizations, as well as the mass media and citizens who realize the
    necessity of social concord will prevail. Noting that "international,
    speaking mildly, unfavorable assessments" have been made about all the
    elections held in Armenia since 1995, A. Baghdasarian expressed
    conviction that "although with some delay, but the time has come to
    finalize an important line." In A. Baghdasarian's opinion, the
    creation of a new system of values that presupposes free elections
    requires the manifestation of idealism and courage - "idealism because
    the fair election is like a political bluff for many, and courage
    because it is necessary for making a breakthrough into tomorrow."
    Otherwise, according to A. Baghdasarian, the domestic political hatred
    will continue strengthening its positions in Armenia, "the process of
    corrupting and discrediting everyone and everything" will further
    develop, while the hope in the country's future and progress will
    faint away with all the inevitable consequences.
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