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ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES ATTEMPT TO PRESENT OPPOSITION AS DROSS - FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER
NEWS.AM
March 12, 2013 | 11:28
YEREVAN. - In line with the Armenian Central Electoral Commission
data, during the presidential election on February 18, President Serzh
Sargsyan received 100 or 99 percent of the votes in 576 precincts, and
such data are solely characteristic of the Soviet era. Ex-presidential
candidate, political scientist Andreas Ghukasyan stated this Tuesday
at the Constitutional Court session, during which his and fellow
former presidential contender-opposition Heritage Party leader,
former FM-Raffi Hovannisian's petitions are deliberated on.
In his words, such results cannot be reliable and offer a hope that
the election results were not rigged.
Ghukasyan added that, ahead of the election, the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) initial report noted that the boundary
between the government and the ruling party is removed, and that the
presidential election was its proof.
The ex-presidential hopeful also noted that the authorities are
attempting to present the opposition as dross.
In addition, Andreas Ghukasyan demanded that the recent presidential
vote be declared null and void, and a new election be conducted.
NEWS.AM
March 12, 2013 | 11:28
YEREVAN. - In line with the Armenian Central Electoral Commission
data, during the presidential election on February 18, President Serzh
Sargsyan received 100 or 99 percent of the votes in 576 precincts, and
such data are solely characteristic of the Soviet era. Ex-presidential
candidate, political scientist Andreas Ghukasyan stated this Tuesday
at the Constitutional Court session, during which his and fellow
former presidential contender-opposition Heritage Party leader,
former FM-Raffi Hovannisian's petitions are deliberated on.
In his words, such results cannot be reliable and offer a hope that
the election results were not rigged.
Ghukasyan added that, ahead of the election, the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) initial report noted that the boundary
between the government and the ruling party is removed, and that the
presidential election was its proof.
The ex-presidential hopeful also noted that the authorities are
attempting to present the opposition as dross.
In addition, Andreas Ghukasyan demanded that the recent presidential
vote be declared null and void, and a new election be conducted.