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OPPOSITION MP SLAMS FELLOWS
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: A prominent
opposition MP slammed today his fellows saying the
opposition has never been so discredited in 15 years
of Armenia's post-Soviet history.
A parliament member Shavarsh Kocharian told a news
conference today that the people have to have an
alternative to the incumbent regime but the
developments of the last couple of years have
demonstrated that the opposition is not that
alternative.
Shavarsh Kocharian, who is head of a tiny party,
argued that this is due to the frustration in the
opposition ranks and among ordinary people. In this
sense he emphasized the key importance of 2007 and
2008 national elections saying they will be crucial in
terms of Armenia's future.
Kocharian said his party in cooperation with
Democracy NGO has developed a program that will ensure
free and transparent elections, but added that $4
million are needed to materialize it. He said the
program was sent to all stakeholders, including
opposition parties, but none responded. He said
opposition leaders are preoccupied now with
competition with each other rather than with seeking
for something that will help to conduct fair
elections.
"I do not see a political will inside the
opposition, there is no definite program that will
differ from what the authorities say," he said.
Kocharian also expressed his 'demographic' concerns
saying the birth rate in Armenia is lower than in many
industrialized European nations. According to him,
half of Armenian females of marriage age are single.
OPPOSITION MP SLAMS FELLOWS
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: A prominent
opposition MP slammed today his fellows saying the
opposition has never been so discredited in 15 years
of Armenia's post-Soviet history.
A parliament member Shavarsh Kocharian told a news
conference today that the people have to have an
alternative to the incumbent regime but the
developments of the last couple of years have
demonstrated that the opposition is not that
alternative.
Shavarsh Kocharian, who is head of a tiny party,
argued that this is due to the frustration in the
opposition ranks and among ordinary people. In this
sense he emphasized the key importance of 2007 and
2008 national elections saying they will be crucial in
terms of Armenia's future.
Kocharian said his party in cooperation with
Democracy NGO has developed a program that will ensure
free and transparent elections, but added that $4
million are needed to materialize it. He said the
program was sent to all stakeholders, including
opposition parties, but none responded. He said
opposition leaders are preoccupied now with
competition with each other rather than with seeking
for something that will help to conduct fair
elections.
"I do not see a political will inside the
opposition, there is no definite program that will
differ from what the authorities say," he said.
Kocharian also expressed his 'demographic' concerns
saying the birth rate in Armenia is lower than in many
industrialized European nations. According to him,
half of Armenian females of marriage age are single.