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OPPOSITION TO UNITE TO WIN MAJORITY SEATS IN PARLIAMENT
Tert.am
14:50 03.11.10
Elections are and will be a kind of "harrow" for our society to stand
on every five years unless people become sophisticated enough to
face such tests, according to Armenia's ex-Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanyan.
The authorities are doing their best to ensure a majority of seats in
the upcoming parliamentary elections, he told a news conference today.
"And they will do that at the expense of their coalition partners. The
authorities are making every possible step to gain control of the
entire electoral process," Mr Arzumanyan said.
The opposition, according to him, is preparing for the regular
parliamentary elections due in 2012 and in order to win, they have
to be united.
"The opposition should serve as a single window enabling people to
voice their complaints. They just lack diplomacy to negotiate and
join all their efforts," ex-Foreign Minister said, adding that the
majority of society will support the opposition.
With regard to extraordinary presidential elections, the opposition
activist said they are not normally held in post-Soviet countries
unless there is a force majeure situation.
"Mr Ter-Petrosyan says the country is on the brink of collapse. Is
there anything worse than that?"
Mr Zurabyan didn't rule out the possibility of having a new political
force on the arena following the elections.
"Since the elections are sure to be falsified, there will be a
necessity for such force," he said.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
14:50 03.11.10
Elections are and will be a kind of "harrow" for our society to stand
on every five years unless people become sophisticated enough to
face such tests, according to Armenia's ex-Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanyan.
The authorities are doing their best to ensure a majority of seats in
the upcoming parliamentary elections, he told a news conference today.
"And they will do that at the expense of their coalition partners. The
authorities are making every possible step to gain control of the
entire electoral process," Mr Arzumanyan said.
The opposition, according to him, is preparing for the regular
parliamentary elections due in 2012 and in order to win, they have
to be united.
"The opposition should serve as a single window enabling people to
voice their complaints. They just lack diplomacy to negotiate and
join all their efforts," ex-Foreign Minister said, adding that the
majority of society will support the opposition.
With regard to extraordinary presidential elections, the opposition
activist said they are not normally held in post-Soviet countries
unless there is a force majeure situation.
"Mr Ter-Petrosyan says the country is on the brink of collapse. Is
there anything worse than that?"
Mr Zurabyan didn't rule out the possibility of having a new political
force on the arena following the elections.
"Since the elections are sure to be falsified, there will be a
necessity for such force," he said.
From: A. Papazian