Tweet
ARMENIA-BASED SARDARAPAT MOVEMENT NOT TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT
Tert.am
07.12.11
At his Dec. 7 meeting with journalists, Zhirair Sefilyan, an action
group member, Sardarapat movement, re-affirmed the movement's decision
against participating in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
He also explained the reasons.
"Why are we against participating in the elections? First, all the
results have been decided beforehand. We are just going to see a show.
Second, we believe our country is occupied by a group of individuals.
Elections are impossible under occupation. Third, the election
organizers are outlawed. Moreover, Armenia has no just judicial
system. The elections reproduced the ruling regime and we consider
those voting to be contributors to the regime's reproduction,"
Sefilyan said. He warned the active sections of Armenia's population
that are keeping track of political developments in Armenia against
being deceived by "a pseudo struggle."
"We must realize this way is wrong, and the authorities did not come
to power by means of elections. We propose the following way: forming
a just political arena and full-ledged authorities in this arena,"
Sefilyan said.
The re-alignments in the Armenian Diaspora may facilitate reforms as
well, he said.
"We are going to see this regime stripped of any popular basis in
Armenia. We will eventually see the same in the Armenian Diaspora,
which will incite attempts to reform," Sefilyan said.
With respect to the joint statement by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs,
Sefilyan said: "The Minsk Group has never dealt with the problem. They
have always gained benefits from this [Nagorno-Karabakh] conflict. I
do not expect any progress. Our concern is the victims on the border.
We cannot charge either the enemy or the Minsk Group with that. Human
life is of no value for the ruling regime. The ruling system is the
cause, its overthrow is the solution," Sefilyan said.
Tert.am
07.12.11
At his Dec. 7 meeting with journalists, Zhirair Sefilyan, an action
group member, Sardarapat movement, re-affirmed the movement's decision
against participating in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
He also explained the reasons.
"Why are we against participating in the elections? First, all the
results have been decided beforehand. We are just going to see a show.
Second, we believe our country is occupied by a group of individuals.
Elections are impossible under occupation. Third, the election
organizers are outlawed. Moreover, Armenia has no just judicial
system. The elections reproduced the ruling regime and we consider
those voting to be contributors to the regime's reproduction,"
Sefilyan said. He warned the active sections of Armenia's population
that are keeping track of political developments in Armenia against
being deceived by "a pseudo struggle."
"We must realize this way is wrong, and the authorities did not come
to power by means of elections. We propose the following way: forming
a just political arena and full-ledged authorities in this arena,"
Sefilyan said.
The re-alignments in the Armenian Diaspora may facilitate reforms as
well, he said.
"We are going to see this regime stripped of any popular basis in
Armenia. We will eventually see the same in the Armenian Diaspora,
which will incite attempts to reform," Sefilyan said.
With respect to the joint statement by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs,
Sefilyan said: "The Minsk Group has never dealt with the problem. They
have always gained benefits from this [Nagorno-Karabakh] conflict. I
do not expect any progress. Our concern is the victims on the border.
We cannot charge either the enemy or the Minsk Group with that. Human
life is of no value for the ruling regime. The ruling system is the
cause, its overthrow is the solution," Sefilyan said.