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RAFFI HOVANNISIAN DEMANDS EDUCATION MINISTER'S RESIGNATION
arminfo
Friday, January 25, 16:50
At today's press-conference, a candidate for president of Armenia, the
leader of the Heritage party, Raffi Hovannisian, demanded Education
Minister, Armen Ashotyan's resignation. At his Facebook page the
latter blamed Hovannisian for illegal campaigning among students.
He thinks there is nothing illegal in his actions and the ruling
RPA and its representative, the education minister, should first of
all draw attention at their own shortcomings. Hovannisian blamed the
RPA representatives for the mass campaigning among teachers, school
principals and students in favor of the incumbent president. They
are directly instructed to vote for Serzh Sargsyan, he said and added
that the scarfs with the incumbent president's slogan are delivered
to students in the universities. Hovannisian thinks that such actions
damage Serzh Sargsyan's image which promised many time to hold the
most fair and transparent presidential election. "I don't think that
Serzh Sargsyan is not aware of such activity of his dependents. And
if he does not disprove, nobody will have a basis to trust in his
promises. If Sargsyan ignores all these violations, this will mean
that the authorities have exhausted their trust resource", - Raffi
Hovannisian said.
He also added that although minister Ashotyan did not agree to
Hovannisian's request to hold a meeting with students and teachers,
nevertheless, Hovannisian is going to apply with a similar request
to rectors of universities. Hovannisian thinks that like a candidate
for president he has a full right to turn students to his electoral
programme, as students are fully-fledged citizens of Armenia and have
a right to vote. "If Serzh Sargsyan like a candidate for president and
the head of the Board of Trustees of Yerevan State University, has a
right to meet students and teachers, in that case, as a candidate for
president I also demand to give me a similar right", - the leader of
the Heritage party said.
arminfo
Friday, January 25, 16:50
At today's press-conference, a candidate for president of Armenia, the
leader of the Heritage party, Raffi Hovannisian, demanded Education
Minister, Armen Ashotyan's resignation. At his Facebook page the
latter blamed Hovannisian for illegal campaigning among students.
He thinks there is nothing illegal in his actions and the ruling
RPA and its representative, the education minister, should first of
all draw attention at their own shortcomings. Hovannisian blamed the
RPA representatives for the mass campaigning among teachers, school
principals and students in favor of the incumbent president. They
are directly instructed to vote for Serzh Sargsyan, he said and added
that the scarfs with the incumbent president's slogan are delivered
to students in the universities. Hovannisian thinks that such actions
damage Serzh Sargsyan's image which promised many time to hold the
most fair and transparent presidential election. "I don't think that
Serzh Sargsyan is not aware of such activity of his dependents. And
if he does not disprove, nobody will have a basis to trust in his
promises. If Sargsyan ignores all these violations, this will mean
that the authorities have exhausted their trust resource", - Raffi
Hovannisian said.
He also added that although minister Ashotyan did not agree to
Hovannisian's request to hold a meeting with students and teachers,
nevertheless, Hovannisian is going to apply with a similar request
to rectors of universities. Hovannisian thinks that like a candidate
for president he has a full right to turn students to his electoral
programme, as students are fully-fledged citizens of Armenia and have
a right to vote. "If Serzh Sargsyan like a candidate for president and
the head of the Board of Trustees of Yerevan State University, has a
right to meet students and teachers, in that case, as a candidate for
president I also demand to give me a similar right", - the leader of
the Heritage party said.