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Artur Baghdasaryan talking about electoral bribes
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/05/08/oek
10:00 pm | Today | Politics
Statement of leader of "Country of Law" Party (OEK) Artur Baghdasaryan
"On behalf of the "Country of Law" Party (OEK), I congratulate all the
political parties that made it to parliament and our compatriots that
voted for them. I would also like to thank the mass media outlets for
providing comprehensive coverage of the political parties' campaigns,
which is one of the most important achievements in the 2012 state
elections.
For the first time, the elections in Armenia were held without
stuffings and beatings, and the votes were mainly counted
transparently and under the supervision of the political parties.
However, the distribution of electoral bribes did have an impact on
the elections. I had spoken out about that several times during the
campaign, even though people took the money voluntarily and voted
voluntarily not for ideas or competitive programs, but for money.
I regret to see that many people who had registered as members of the
"Country of Law" Party didn't pay heed to the calls that my partisans
and I made and didn't resist the temptation of taking the electoral
bribes. This serves as grounds for us to undertake structural reforms
within our party and make the procedure of party membership stricter.
As leader of the OEK, I would like to express my special gratitude to
the members and supporters of OEK who voted for us. Thanks to them,
OEK gained another opportunity to have its faction in the National
Assembly for the fourth time, even though many tried to do everything
possible to make sure that we weren't represented in parliament
through black PR, anti-propaganda and all other types of inacceptable
acts.
I regret that our party doesn't have the large number of votes that
would allow us to realize all the programs in our political platform,
but those votes will definitely help us move forward to implement the
activities that had remained incomplete.
Attaching importance to the evaluations of the international
community, I thank everyone for overcoming this important stage for
our country and wish all Armenians success."
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/05/08/oek
10:00 pm | Today | Politics
Statement of leader of "Country of Law" Party (OEK) Artur Baghdasaryan
"On behalf of the "Country of Law" Party (OEK), I congratulate all the
political parties that made it to parliament and our compatriots that
voted for them. I would also like to thank the mass media outlets for
providing comprehensive coverage of the political parties' campaigns,
which is one of the most important achievements in the 2012 state
elections.
For the first time, the elections in Armenia were held without
stuffings and beatings, and the votes were mainly counted
transparently and under the supervision of the political parties.
However, the distribution of electoral bribes did have an impact on
the elections. I had spoken out about that several times during the
campaign, even though people took the money voluntarily and voted
voluntarily not for ideas or competitive programs, but for money.
I regret to see that many people who had registered as members of the
"Country of Law" Party didn't pay heed to the calls that my partisans
and I made and didn't resist the temptation of taking the electoral
bribes. This serves as grounds for us to undertake structural reforms
within our party and make the procedure of party membership stricter.
As leader of the OEK, I would like to express my special gratitude to
the members and supporters of OEK who voted for us. Thanks to them,
OEK gained another opportunity to have its faction in the National
Assembly for the fourth time, even though many tried to do everything
possible to make sure that we weren't represented in parliament
through black PR, anti-propaganda and all other types of inacceptable
acts.
I regret that our party doesn't have the large number of votes that
would allow us to realize all the programs in our political platform,
but those votes will definitely help us move forward to implement the
activities that had remained incomplete.
Attaching importance to the evaluations of the international
community, I thank everyone for overcoming this important stage for
our country and wish all Armenians success."