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Decision 2013: Hovannisian says parliament matters not the issue in
`this national crisis'
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/44048/raffi_hovannisian_serzh_sargsyan_heritage_party_ar menia_presidential_election
VOTE 2013 | 01.03.13 | 15:53
NAZIK ARMENAKYAN
ArmeniaNow
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
During an open press conference Friday at Liberty Square opposition
leader Raffi Hovannisian told the press in reference to the recently
launched parliamentary discussions that the parliament speaker is not
his negotiating counterpart, and that he will speak only to the
incumbent president: `if he has anything to say, I will hear him out.'
During the Thursday parliament session, speaker Hovik Abrahamyan
considered reasonable the suggestions that a Heritage member be put in
charge of a certain field and be part of the cabinet.
Hovannisian said that he is constantly in touch with his party faction
members and is well aware of what's happening in the parliament.
`The Armenian nation's fight involves all possible constitutional ways
and instances. It is commendable that there are de facto processes in
the parliament, but those processes are not related to my approach as
a citizen who has been granted your trust. I am ready to welcome any
cooperation,' stated Hovannisian, official runner-up in the February
18 presidential elections challenging the incumbent president's
victory, and added that if Serzh Sargsyan has a suggestion on
`accepting this pan-national victory and overcoming this unrest', he
is ready to hear him out, but that the parliamentary negotiations have
nothing to do with him.
To the question on Heritage party's possible participation in the
coming May elections of the city council, for which the ruling party
on Thursday presented its list of candidates with Yerevan mayor Taron
Margaryan in the leading position, Hovannisian said they would decide
`after overcoming this national crisis'.
`If the solution the people is demanding is not given to this, we will
make the decision on our participation in all the other elections
after that: city by city, town by town, village by village the people
will re-instate its power,' said Hovannisian, adding that the issue of
appealing the election results at the constitutional court will also
be discussed, among others, during Saturday's rally.
After the press conference, Hovannisian and his supporters went to
Myasnikyan square, downtown Yerevan, to lay flowers in memory of the
victims of March 1, 2008 post-election clashes.
`this national crisis'
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/44048/raffi_hovannisian_serzh_sargsyan_heritage_party_ar menia_presidential_election
VOTE 2013 | 01.03.13 | 15:53
NAZIK ARMENAKYAN
ArmeniaNow
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
During an open press conference Friday at Liberty Square opposition
leader Raffi Hovannisian told the press in reference to the recently
launched parliamentary discussions that the parliament speaker is not
his negotiating counterpart, and that he will speak only to the
incumbent president: `if he has anything to say, I will hear him out.'
During the Thursday parliament session, speaker Hovik Abrahamyan
considered reasonable the suggestions that a Heritage member be put in
charge of a certain field and be part of the cabinet.
Hovannisian said that he is constantly in touch with his party faction
members and is well aware of what's happening in the parliament.
`The Armenian nation's fight involves all possible constitutional ways
and instances. It is commendable that there are de facto processes in
the parliament, but those processes are not related to my approach as
a citizen who has been granted your trust. I am ready to welcome any
cooperation,' stated Hovannisian, official runner-up in the February
18 presidential elections challenging the incumbent president's
victory, and added that if Serzh Sargsyan has a suggestion on
`accepting this pan-national victory and overcoming this unrest', he
is ready to hear him out, but that the parliamentary negotiations have
nothing to do with him.
To the question on Heritage party's possible participation in the
coming May elections of the city council, for which the ruling party
on Thursday presented its list of candidates with Yerevan mayor Taron
Margaryan in the leading position, Hovannisian said they would decide
`after overcoming this national crisis'.
`If the solution the people is demanding is not given to this, we will
make the decision on our participation in all the other elections
after that: city by city, town by town, village by village the people
will re-instate its power,' said Hovannisian, adding that the issue of
appealing the election results at the constitutional court will also
be discussed, among others, during Saturday's rally.
After the press conference, Hovannisian and his supporters went to
Myasnikyan square, downtown Yerevan, to lay flowers in memory of the
victims of March 1, 2008 post-election clashes.