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DAVID SHAHNAZARIAN: OPPOSITION'S RIVAL WAS FALSIFICATIONS AND VIOLENCE IN ALL ELECTIONS
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The rival of the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) in Yerevan Council of Elders elections is neither
the Republican Party of Armenia nor Gagik Beglarian heading the RPA
electoral roll, ANC representative David Shahnazarian stated at the
April 3 press conference stressing that in all elections opposition's
rival and enemy was falsifications and violence. "In that sense for
us the May 31 elections will be a fight against organized crime," he
said. In D. Shahnazarian's words, the fact that the authorities have
already started using administrative levers illegally and collecting
signatures for G. Beglarian is evidence of the "provincial way of
thinking and poor condition" of the authorities. "I long ago stopped
looking for a logic in the actions of the authorities, and I advise
the same to journalists," the oppositionist said.
D. Shahnazarian said that first RA President Levon Ter-Petrosian can
receive 75% votes. As to the index of 35-40% sociologists mention,
according to the speaker, one should not trust sociological surveys
conducted among Armenia's population, as people are intimidated and
even sympathizing with the opposition they state that they will vote
for pro-governmental forces.
Speaking about the change of the accusations brought to the defendants
on the "case of the seven" and quash of the case on the part of RA
Criminal Code Article 300 (seizing the power), D. Shahnazarian said
that many political plans of authorities failed with it. Before the
amendment of Articles 225 and 300, according to him, the regime tried
to show that allegedly the opposition made an attempt of a coup.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The rival of the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) in Yerevan Council of Elders elections is neither
the Republican Party of Armenia nor Gagik Beglarian heading the RPA
electoral roll, ANC representative David Shahnazarian stated at the
April 3 press conference stressing that in all elections opposition's
rival and enemy was falsifications and violence. "In that sense for
us the May 31 elections will be a fight against organized crime," he
said. In D. Shahnazarian's words, the fact that the authorities have
already started using administrative levers illegally and collecting
signatures for G. Beglarian is evidence of the "provincial way of
thinking and poor condition" of the authorities. "I long ago stopped
looking for a logic in the actions of the authorities, and I advise
the same to journalists," the oppositionist said.
D. Shahnazarian said that first RA President Levon Ter-Petrosian can
receive 75% votes. As to the index of 35-40% sociologists mention,
according to the speaker, one should not trust sociological surveys
conducted among Armenia's population, as people are intimidated and
even sympathizing with the opposition they state that they will vote
for pro-governmental forces.
Speaking about the change of the accusations brought to the defendants
on the "case of the seven" and quash of the case on the part of RA
Criminal Code Article 300 (seizing the power), D. Shahnazarian said
that many political plans of authorities failed with it. Before the
amendment of Articles 225 and 300, according to him, the regime tried
to show that allegedly the opposition made an attempt of a coup.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress