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ARF-D SUPREME ASSEMBLY OF ARMENIA'S DECISION ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
http://www.arfd.info/2012/12/26/3778/
December 26, 2012
ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia members Arsen Hambartsumyan, Armen
RUstamyan and Aghvan Vardanyan at a press conference on 26 December
2012 Having thoroughly discussed the party's participation format
in the upcoming presidential election, the ARF-D Supreme Assembly of
Armenia states:
In accordance with the Supreme Assembly's July decision, the ARF-D
Supreme Council of Armenia took the initiative of putting forward a
process to form a wide accord around a unified political agenda.
Efforts were made with active political forces and civic circles
to create an accord around a political platform so as to develop a
unified oppositional front.
Both, this initiative and the political agenda that was introduced
were positively greeted; certain prerequisites to making the process
effective did exist. The possibility existed to at least restore
the people's broken trust in elections, to generate a qualitatively
new situation, to conduct truly competitive elections and to create
the ground for the regime change. However, preconceived approaches
conditioning the accord with this or that concrete candidate prevented
the efforts - to participate in the presidential election with a
united agenda- from reaching their logical conclusion.
Taking on account the current situation and based on the
above-mentioned assertions, the ARF-D Supreme Council Assembly of
Armenia, decides the following:
1. Not to nominate a candidate for the upcoming February 18, 2013
presidential election.
2. Excluding supporting the candidate of the authorities, to authorize
the Supreme Council to follow the pre-electoral processes and, if the
need arises, to orient the ARF-D members and supporters accordingly.
3. To continue pursuing with all political means the realization of
the party's seven-point platform.
Yerevan 25 December 2012
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.arfd.info/2012/12/26/3778/
December 26, 2012
ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia members Arsen Hambartsumyan, Armen
RUstamyan and Aghvan Vardanyan at a press conference on 26 December
2012 Having thoroughly discussed the party's participation format
in the upcoming presidential election, the ARF-D Supreme Assembly of
Armenia states:
In accordance with the Supreme Assembly's July decision, the ARF-D
Supreme Council of Armenia took the initiative of putting forward a
process to form a wide accord around a unified political agenda.
Efforts were made with active political forces and civic circles
to create an accord around a political platform so as to develop a
unified oppositional front.
Both, this initiative and the political agenda that was introduced
were positively greeted; certain prerequisites to making the process
effective did exist. The possibility existed to at least restore
the people's broken trust in elections, to generate a qualitatively
new situation, to conduct truly competitive elections and to create
the ground for the regime change. However, preconceived approaches
conditioning the accord with this or that concrete candidate prevented
the efforts - to participate in the presidential election with a
united agenda- from reaching their logical conclusion.
Taking on account the current situation and based on the
above-mentioned assertions, the ARF-D Supreme Council Assembly of
Armenia, decides the following:
1. Not to nominate a candidate for the upcoming February 18, 2013
presidential election.
2. Excluding supporting the candidate of the authorities, to authorize
the Supreme Council to follow the pre-electoral processes and, if the
need arises, to orient the ARF-D members and supporters accordingly.
3. To continue pursuing with all political means the realization of
the party's seven-point platform.
Yerevan 25 December 2012
From: Baghdasarian