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WE ARE A UNANIMOUS NATION, EX-CANDIDATE SAYS IN GYUMRI
TERT.AM
17:17 ~U 02.04.13
At a meeting with supporters in Armenia's second largest city, Gyumri,
the opposition Heritage party's leader voiced calls for national unity,
reminding the crowd of the overwhelming majority of votes cast in
his favor in last month's presidential election.
Raffi Hovhannisian said that the re-elected president has only a week's
time until April 9 (the officially declared presidential inauguration
day which the opposition claims should mark Hovhannisian's swearing-in
ceremony) to decide whether he is joining the opposition's popular
campaign.
"Believe me that the campaign will go on until it realizes all our
dreams. This is not the victory of Raffi or the defeat of Serzh
[Sargsyan]; that's the triumph of the people and our children, which
we are going to fix together on April 9," said the former candidate.
He promised the crowd to bring his New Armenia vision into life,
relying upon the nation's unity and the Constitution. He said the
nation was conscious and resolute enough on February 18 to freely
express its will, rejecting all forms of electoral bribes.
"We are not a flock to be counted; we are a unanimous nation and
will move ahead with that unanimity until April 9. It is now time to
translate words into action," he said, noting concerted efforts are
the obligation of each and everyone seeking positive reforms.
TERT.AM
17:17 ~U 02.04.13
At a meeting with supporters in Armenia's second largest city, Gyumri,
the opposition Heritage party's leader voiced calls for national unity,
reminding the crowd of the overwhelming majority of votes cast in
his favor in last month's presidential election.
Raffi Hovhannisian said that the re-elected president has only a week's
time until April 9 (the officially declared presidential inauguration
day which the opposition claims should mark Hovhannisian's swearing-in
ceremony) to decide whether he is joining the opposition's popular
campaign.
"Believe me that the campaign will go on until it realizes all our
dreams. This is not the victory of Raffi or the defeat of Serzh
[Sargsyan]; that's the triumph of the people and our children, which
we are going to fix together on April 9," said the former candidate.
He promised the crowd to bring his New Armenia vision into life,
relying upon the nation's unity and the Constitution. He said the
nation was conscious and resolute enough on February 18 to freely
express its will, rejecting all forms of electoral bribes.
"We are not a flock to be counted; we are a unanimous nation and
will move ahead with that unanimity until April 9. It is now time to
translate words into action," he said, noting concerted efforts are
the obligation of each and everyone seeking positive reforms.