Tweet
ANC BOYCOTTS PARLIAMENT SESSION OVER 'DISRESPECT FOR PEOPLE' IN 'RIGGED' ELECTIONS
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43880/armenia_presidential_election_2013_anc_parliament_ session
VOTE 2013 | 25.02.13 | 16:23
Photo: www.parliament.am
The Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary faction has
announced that he is boycotting this week's session of the National
Assembly which opened today as a sign of protest against last week's
presidential election that has proved to be "another instance of
disrespect" for the Armenian people.
In a statement the opposition bloc, which did not contest the vote,
but whose leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in fact, acknowledged the
"victory" of opposition candidate Raffi Hovannisian (as opposed to the
officially announced victory of President Serzh Sargsyan), said that
on February 18 the government once again used its "full potential"
for rigging the vote.
"The results are far from reflecting the reality. That was another
instance of disrespect for Armenia's people, violation of their rights
and dignity," said the ANC faction, which is a successor of a movement
challenging the presidential election result five years ago.
"The public was expected to respond with a new tide of discontent,
which was the case with the rigged elections in 2003 and 2008. This
protest movement has been spreading throughout the country for more
than a week, but the authorities are not showing any understanding,"
said the ANC faction.
"The people have only one issue on the agenda now - restoring the
constitutional order in the country and preventing the regime from
seizing the votes and power. The ANC parliamentary group intends to
make use of the parliamentary procedures to state out position."
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43880/armenia_presidential_election_2013_anc_parliament_ session
VOTE 2013 | 25.02.13 | 16:23
Photo: www.parliament.am
The Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary faction has
announced that he is boycotting this week's session of the National
Assembly which opened today as a sign of protest against last week's
presidential election that has proved to be "another instance of
disrespect" for the Armenian people.
In a statement the opposition bloc, which did not contest the vote,
but whose leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in fact, acknowledged the
"victory" of opposition candidate Raffi Hovannisian (as opposed to the
officially announced victory of President Serzh Sargsyan), said that
on February 18 the government once again used its "full potential"
for rigging the vote.
"The results are far from reflecting the reality. That was another
instance of disrespect for Armenia's people, violation of their rights
and dignity," said the ANC faction, which is a successor of a movement
challenging the presidential election result five years ago.
"The public was expected to respond with a new tide of discontent,
which was the case with the rigged elections in 2003 and 2008. This
protest movement has been spreading throughout the country for more
than a week, but the authorities are not showing any understanding,"
said the ANC faction.
"The people have only one issue on the agenda now - restoring the
constitutional order in the country and preventing the regime from
seizing the votes and power. The ANC parliamentary group intends to
make use of the parliamentary procedures to state out position."