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Armenia's ex-presidential candidate takes overdue step - newspaper
April 20, 2013 | 09:42
YEREVAN. - During the civic forum he held on Friday, Armenia's
opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian - who
was declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election that was conducted
on February 18, but who claims to be the real winner in the
vote - announced the formation of the New Armenia movement, Zhamanak
daily reports.
`This is one of the single specific episodes in Raffi Hovannisian's
activities following the presidential elections which [that is, the
aforesaid announcement], however, can be considered long overdue.
The declaration of a New Armenia is not even half of the task because
a precise structure, work need to be envisioned under declarations.
It should be noted, however, that, at present, Raffi Hovannisian will
be compelled to fight not so much against the authorities, but rather
the `bourgeois-democratic' [parts of the] opposition. And unless
Hovannisian conquers the oppositional positions, having claims toward
the positions of the authorities would be self-deception,' Zhamanak
writes.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
April 20, 2013 | 09:42
YEREVAN. - During the civic forum he held on Friday, Armenia's
opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian - who
was declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent President Serzh
Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election that was conducted
on February 18, but who claims to be the real winner in the
vote - announced the formation of the New Armenia movement, Zhamanak
daily reports.
`This is one of the single specific episodes in Raffi Hovannisian's
activities following the presidential elections which [that is, the
aforesaid announcement], however, can be considered long overdue.
The declaration of a New Armenia is not even half of the task because
a precise structure, work need to be envisioned under declarations.
It should be noted, however, that, at present, Raffi Hovannisian will
be compelled to fight not so much against the authorities, but rather
the `bourgeois-democratic' [parts of the] opposition. And unless
Hovannisian conquers the oppositional positions, having claims toward
the positions of the authorities would be self-deception,' Zhamanak
writes.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am