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ANC LEADER SPEAKS IN DEFENSE OF PROSPEROUS ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 26, 2012 - 21:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition
bloc leader, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian spoke in defense of
Prosperous Armenia, slamming those who dubbed the party as "fake
opposition."
"Those skeptical of Prosperous Armenia cite the following arguments
to prove their point : 1st, they believe the party backs ex-president
Robert Kocharian and are threatened by the possibility of his return;
2nd, Prosperous Armenia didn't announce itself an opposition, in line
with parliamentary regulations, which I believe are absurd and have
to be abolished."
"By doing so, the skeptics are trying to help current President
Serzh Sargsyan in positioning himself as a lesser evil as compared
to Kocharian, whose name is associated with March 1, 2008 events."
"The supposedly independent media and political forces are trying to
push Prosperous Armenia back into Serzh Sargsyan's arms, in an effort
to again turn the party into RPA extension."
As ANC leader said, current authorities are using harsher means to
pressure Prosperous Armenia, "yet, giving in to President Sargsyan
would mean political death to Prosperous Armenia."
"Turning into an opposition as the only way out for Prosperous
Armenia," Ter-Petrossian noted, urging other political forces for help.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 26, 2012 - 21:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition
bloc leader, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian spoke in defense of
Prosperous Armenia, slamming those who dubbed the party as "fake
opposition."
"Those skeptical of Prosperous Armenia cite the following arguments
to prove their point : 1st, they believe the party backs ex-president
Robert Kocharian and are threatened by the possibility of his return;
2nd, Prosperous Armenia didn't announce itself an opposition, in line
with parliamentary regulations, which I believe are absurd and have
to be abolished."
"By doing so, the skeptics are trying to help current President
Serzh Sargsyan in positioning himself as a lesser evil as compared
to Kocharian, whose name is associated with March 1, 2008 events."
"The supposedly independent media and political forces are trying to
push Prosperous Armenia back into Serzh Sargsyan's arms, in an effort
to again turn the party into RPA extension."
As ANC leader said, current authorities are using harsher means to
pressure Prosperous Armenia, "yet, giving in to President Sargsyan
would mean political death to Prosperous Armenia."
"Turning into an opposition as the only way out for Prosperous
Armenia," Ter-Petrossian noted, urging other political forces for help.