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New York Armenians Protest Fraudulent Elections in Armenia
http://hetq.am/eng/news/23776/new-york-armenians%E2%80%99-protest.html
13:19, February 24, 2013
By Tamar Gasparian
On February 22, 2013, I was joined by a group of New York Armenian
activists gathered in front of the building of the Armenian Consulate
in midtown Manhattan to protest the massive election fraud carried out
during the Armenian Presidential Election on February 18, 2013 and
which distorted the overall election outcome. Echoing the statements
released by many in Armenia and the Diaspora these days, the group
announced that until the consequences of the election fraud are
addressed or the election is annulled, it is unacceptable to consider
Serzh Sargsyan President-elect.
With our protest, we called on the Diaspora organizations to refrain
from prematurely congratulating Serzh Sargsyan on re-election and
refuse to accept the falsified election outcome. We asked everyone in
the Diaspora to support the people of Armenia on their difficult but
attainable path of establishing a government that is free of
corruption and respects the constitution. Our group also urged the
press to not publish the propaganda of the Armenian regime. In my
statement I said that it is our duty to make our voices heard, while
we demand that the ruling regime of Armenia honors the true votes of
its free citizens.
Posters held by us displayed messages, such as `Diaspora is with the
Armenian People,' `No to Election Fraud' and `OSCE Report What You
See.' We made it clear that our protest was not in support of a
particular politician, but rather a demand to the Armenian government
to restore and protect its people's constitutional right to free and
fair elections, which had been severely violated during the entire
campaign process and Election Day.
At the end of the protest, our group of activists left the posters and
a copy of our statement in front of the Consulate entrance. In
addition, the Consulate was provided with a copy of PFA's analysis on
the presidential election results indicating that the final outcome of
the February 2013 Election was subject to massive manipulations and
interference and did not reflect the free will of the Armenian
citizens.
Tamar Gasparian is the Communications Director and a Fellow with PFA.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/23776/new-york-armenians%E2%80%99-protest.html
13:19, February 24, 2013
By Tamar Gasparian
On February 22, 2013, I was joined by a group of New York Armenian
activists gathered in front of the building of the Armenian Consulate
in midtown Manhattan to protest the massive election fraud carried out
during the Armenian Presidential Election on February 18, 2013 and
which distorted the overall election outcome. Echoing the statements
released by many in Armenia and the Diaspora these days, the group
announced that until the consequences of the election fraud are
addressed or the election is annulled, it is unacceptable to consider
Serzh Sargsyan President-elect.
With our protest, we called on the Diaspora organizations to refrain
from prematurely congratulating Serzh Sargsyan on re-election and
refuse to accept the falsified election outcome. We asked everyone in
the Diaspora to support the people of Armenia on their difficult but
attainable path of establishing a government that is free of
corruption and respects the constitution. Our group also urged the
press to not publish the propaganda of the Armenian regime. In my
statement I said that it is our duty to make our voices heard, while
we demand that the ruling regime of Armenia honors the true votes of
its free citizens.
Posters held by us displayed messages, such as `Diaspora is with the
Armenian People,' `No to Election Fraud' and `OSCE Report What You
See.' We made it clear that our protest was not in support of a
particular politician, but rather a demand to the Armenian government
to restore and protect its people's constitutional right to free and
fair elections, which had been severely violated during the entire
campaign process and Election Day.
At the end of the protest, our group of activists left the posters and
a copy of our statement in front of the Consulate entrance. In
addition, the Consulate was provided with a copy of PFA's analysis on
the presidential election results indicating that the final outcome of
the February 2013 Election was subject to massive manipulations and
interference and did not reflect the free will of the Armenian
citizens.
Tamar Gasparian is the Communications Director and a Fellow with PFA.