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`Yerevan, Change Armenia'
http://www.arfd.info/2013/03/26/yerevan-change-armenia/
March 26, 2013
`Changes will begin from the country's capital city, Yerevan and
expand throughout Armenia' said ARF-D Parliamentary Faction Secretary,
Aghvan Vardanyan, to media representatives at the Parliament, on March
23 and revealed that based on that conviction the party's election
logo will be `Yerevan, change Armenia', tert.am reports. `We must be
aware that this is not about electing the candidates featured in the
first places on the list, but rather an election among political
forces'. Vardanyan stressed that during the last four years the
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has appointed three mayors for the
city of Yerevan proving that for the Republican Party this office is
not considered as an elective but as an appointive one. According to
Vardanyan, the Yerevan has a truly significant role to play and it
that sense these elections will be of political nature.
He also stated that ARF-D will make use of ts full potential for the
Yerevan municipal election. `We have a team of professionals, we have
principles; we are not a political party of one person or individual'
said Vardanyan and reassured that they will do everything to win.
As to the failure of running under one oppositional candidate list
Vardanyan said that ARF-D did all it could do but `nevertheless, this
could be the good thing that came out of it; now, everyone is bound to
do his best to get elected' he added.
In Vardanyan's words, vote rigging preparations have already been
started with regular daily visits to public servants as well as with
the setting in motion the entire administration. `School teachers,
condominium chairpersons are called in turns to the ruling party's
offices where assignments are being handed to them. The financial
resources are gradually starting to be used; prefecture governors have
already opened campaign offices in the city of Yerevan' Vardanyan
said.
The ARF-D member said though, that at the same time the atmosphere has
changed and people see that they can change things.
When it comes to finding ways out of this situation, Vardanyan said
that the authorities should be as much responsible as the presidential
election results contester, Raffi Hovhannesyan and added that both
sides should work jointly on coming up with solutions. Vardanyan said
that only an agreement on political level could discharge the
situation and concluded by saying that the recent exchange of
proposals between Sargsyan and Hovhannisyan is a step to that
direction.
1in. am reports that Vardanyan acknowledged that the party has had
shortcomings in the past but never derailed from its original
political axis; this time they are determined to highlight what ARF-D
is really about. He called everyone to trust, believe in and vote for
ARF-D and promised that changes will have their effect not only on
Yerevan but on the entire Republic as well. `Our objective must be
breaking monopolies' he said.
Vardanyan didn't agree with those who say that the party is not
present at the developments taking place on Liberty Square. `We have
twice addressed the public. We are not the kind of people that will go
running to the microphone the minute they see one. If we have
something to say, we'll say it. We are in contact with Raffi
Hovhannesyan and his team'.
Armworld.am reports about the meeting with the media, Vardanyan had at
Post Scriptum press club, on March 26. The ARF-D member reminded that
there are numerous capitals in the world that are run by the
opposition of their respective countries. The mechanisms of
counterbalance and restrain that functions in these particular cases
put forward competition and make the city's governance more efficient.
http://www.arfd.info/2013/03/26/yerevan-change-armenia/
March 26, 2013
`Changes will begin from the country's capital city, Yerevan and
expand throughout Armenia' said ARF-D Parliamentary Faction Secretary,
Aghvan Vardanyan, to media representatives at the Parliament, on March
23 and revealed that based on that conviction the party's election
logo will be `Yerevan, change Armenia', tert.am reports. `We must be
aware that this is not about electing the candidates featured in the
first places on the list, but rather an election among political
forces'. Vardanyan stressed that during the last four years the
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has appointed three mayors for the
city of Yerevan proving that for the Republican Party this office is
not considered as an elective but as an appointive one. According to
Vardanyan, the Yerevan has a truly significant role to play and it
that sense these elections will be of political nature.
He also stated that ARF-D will make use of ts full potential for the
Yerevan municipal election. `We have a team of professionals, we have
principles; we are not a political party of one person or individual'
said Vardanyan and reassured that they will do everything to win.
As to the failure of running under one oppositional candidate list
Vardanyan said that ARF-D did all it could do but `nevertheless, this
could be the good thing that came out of it; now, everyone is bound to
do his best to get elected' he added.
In Vardanyan's words, vote rigging preparations have already been
started with regular daily visits to public servants as well as with
the setting in motion the entire administration. `School teachers,
condominium chairpersons are called in turns to the ruling party's
offices where assignments are being handed to them. The financial
resources are gradually starting to be used; prefecture governors have
already opened campaign offices in the city of Yerevan' Vardanyan
said.
The ARF-D member said though, that at the same time the atmosphere has
changed and people see that they can change things.
When it comes to finding ways out of this situation, Vardanyan said
that the authorities should be as much responsible as the presidential
election results contester, Raffi Hovhannesyan and added that both
sides should work jointly on coming up with solutions. Vardanyan said
that only an agreement on political level could discharge the
situation and concluded by saying that the recent exchange of
proposals between Sargsyan and Hovhannisyan is a step to that
direction.
1in. am reports that Vardanyan acknowledged that the party has had
shortcomings in the past but never derailed from its original
political axis; this time they are determined to highlight what ARF-D
is really about. He called everyone to trust, believe in and vote for
ARF-D and promised that changes will have their effect not only on
Yerevan but on the entire Republic as well. `Our objective must be
breaking monopolies' he said.
Vardanyan didn't agree with those who say that the party is not
present at the developments taking place on Liberty Square. `We have
twice addressed the public. We are not the kind of people that will go
running to the microphone the minute they see one. If we have
something to say, we'll say it. We are in contact with Raffi
Hovhannesyan and his team'.
Armworld.am reports about the meeting with the media, Vardanyan had at
Post Scriptum press club, on March 26. The ARF-D member reminded that
there are numerous capitals in the world that are run by the
opposition of their respective countries. The mechanisms of
counterbalance and restrain that functions in these particular cases
put forward competition and make the city's governance more efficient.