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HERITAGE AND FREE DEMOCRATS ALLIANCE: "IT IS TIME TO STOP BEING AFRAID AND DECEIVED"
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow
16.04.12 | 14:25
Unlike the crowded campaign meetings of Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA) and Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) held in Echmiadzin's main
square the meeting of Heritage Party-Free Democrats alliance, gathered
only about 70 people Sunday.
Representative of Free Democrats, former Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanyan, was surprised that in a town which is only some 20
kilometers from capital Yerevan, people live in fear and they are
afraid to attend their meeting.
"Come and listen [to us], we have not come here to preach. We do not
plan to give you election bribes like other parties do. We do not
bring you rice, jam and tell you that we give you a subtle percentage
of what we have stolen within five years in order to get your votes;
and that we will deceive you during the upcoming five years. It is
high time to stop being deceived," Arzumanyan said.
He called on Echmiadzin residents not to be afraid and not to allow
their rights to be violated everywhere, regardless of who commits
those violations.
"It is impossible to have a stainless reputation for ten years and
then to oppress people, no matter who does it - a war hero or a
local official," Arzumanyan said, evidently implying generals Manvel
Grigoryan and Seyran Saroyan, who enjoy RPA support, and Grigoryan's
son - Karen Grigoryan, mayor of Echmiadzin.
Member of Heritage Party and head of Heritage faction Styopa Safaryan
urged people to attend May 6 elections according to their conscience
and belief.
He introduced three main sources which, his party believes, will
allow replenishing the State Budget, creating jobs, raising salaries
and pension.
"They are foreign investments which must be made in a country of
justice and legitimacy and not in a country where people are deceived.
It is necessary to bring the shadow economy, which is full of
monopolist businessmen, most of whom are at the National Assembly,
to the legal field. And eventually, the mining industry must be
properly and efficiently used," Safaryan concluded.
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow
16.04.12 | 14:25
Unlike the crowded campaign meetings of Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA) and Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) held in Echmiadzin's main
square the meeting of Heritage Party-Free Democrats alliance, gathered
only about 70 people Sunday.
Representative of Free Democrats, former Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanyan, was surprised that in a town which is only some 20
kilometers from capital Yerevan, people live in fear and they are
afraid to attend their meeting.
"Come and listen [to us], we have not come here to preach. We do not
plan to give you election bribes like other parties do. We do not
bring you rice, jam and tell you that we give you a subtle percentage
of what we have stolen within five years in order to get your votes;
and that we will deceive you during the upcoming five years. It is
high time to stop being deceived," Arzumanyan said.
He called on Echmiadzin residents not to be afraid and not to allow
their rights to be violated everywhere, regardless of who commits
those violations.
"It is impossible to have a stainless reputation for ten years and
then to oppress people, no matter who does it - a war hero or a
local official," Arzumanyan said, evidently implying generals Manvel
Grigoryan and Seyran Saroyan, who enjoy RPA support, and Grigoryan's
son - Karen Grigoryan, mayor of Echmiadzin.
Member of Heritage Party and head of Heritage faction Styopa Safaryan
urged people to attend May 6 elections according to their conscience
and belief.
He introduced three main sources which, his party believes, will
allow replenishing the State Budget, creating jobs, raising salaries
and pension.
"They are foreign investments which must be made in a country of
justice and legitimacy and not in a country where people are deceived.
It is necessary to bring the shadow economy, which is full of
monopolist businessmen, most of whom are at the National Assembly,
to the legal field. And eventually, the mining industry must be
properly and efficiently used," Safaryan concluded.