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IF ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT IS REELECTED, OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER WILL NOT CONGRATULATE HIM
http://news.am/eng/news/135907.html
January 15, 2013 | 14:14
YEREVAN. - "I respect my temporary opponents [opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman and presidential candidate]
Paruyr Hayrikyan, [opposition Freedom Party Chairman, former PM, and
presidential candidate] Hrant Bagratyan, [Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
former FM and presidential candidate] Arman Melikyan, and all those
that can improve Armenia and become allies in the future." Opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM, and presidential candidate Raffi
Hovannisian stated this, during an online press conference on Tuesday,
reiterating that his main opponent in Armenia's forthcoming elections
is incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan.
Also, Hovannisian gave a negative assessment to Sargsyan's past five
years in office, and noted that if the serving president is reelected
for a second term, he will not congratulate him.
"It would have been more important for me to be congratulated by
Sargsyan and by my fellow countrymen. If we conduct free and fair
elections for the first time, we finally will have a legitimate
president, and he, being elected by the people, will earn
congratulations from everyone," Raffi Hovannisian noted.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
http://news.am/eng/news/135907.html
January 15, 2013 | 14:14
YEREVAN. - "I respect my temporary opponents [opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman and presidential candidate]
Paruyr Hayrikyan, [opposition Freedom Party Chairman, former PM, and
presidential candidate] Hrant Bagratyan, [Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
former FM and presidential candidate] Arman Melikyan, and all those
that can improve Armenia and become allies in the future." Opposition
Heritage Party Chairman, former FM, and presidential candidate Raffi
Hovannisian stated this, during an online press conference on Tuesday,
reiterating that his main opponent in Armenia's forthcoming elections
is incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan.
Also, Hovannisian gave a negative assessment to Sargsyan's past five
years in office, and noted that if the serving president is reelected
for a second term, he will not congratulate him.
"It would have been more important for me to be congratulated by
Sargsyan and by my fellow countrymen. If we conduct free and fair
elections for the first time, we finally will have a legitimate
president, and he, being elected by the people, will earn
congratulations from everyone," Raffi Hovannisian noted.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am