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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT READY FOR DIALOGUE WITH OPPOSITION FIGURE OVANNISIAN
Interfax, Russia
March 25 2013
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian is ready to consider proposals of
his main rival in the recent elections Raffi Ovannisian.
"I am urging you to stop the hunger-strike and in a couple of days to
start serious work on the basis of the proposals which you made even
though they are half-baked at the present stage," the presidential
press service quoted Sargsian as saying to Interfax.
At a March 22 rally, leader of the opposition Heritage party Ovannisian
sent a letter with his proposals to Sargsian.
"We demand new presidential elections, new parliamentary elections,
amendments to the Electoral Code, and a transition to a fully
proportional election system. We also demand the resignation of at
least five governors, in place of whom my nominees will be appointed,
and holding those who rigged the elections accountable," Ovannisian
said.
The opposition leader also demanded that people from his team be
appointed to head the Prosecutor General's Office, the Tax and Customs
Committees, the National Security Service, the Foreign Ministry,
the Education and Science Ministry, the Audit Chamber, the Justice
Council and the Anticorruption Chamber.
Ovannisian disagreed with the official election returns.
According to the Central Elections Commission, Sargsian collected
58.64% of the vote and Ovannisian - 36.74%.
Earlier the Constitutional Court dropped Ovannisian's motion for
invalidating the election returns. On March 10, the opposition
politician went on a hunger-strike. Ovannisian and Sargsian had a
meeting on February 21. The leader of the Heritage party told a rally
of his supporters later that no agreement had been reached. Sargsian in
turn said that Ovannisian refused to head a council for constitutional
reform.
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From: A. Papazian
Interfax, Russia
March 25 2013
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian is ready to consider proposals of
his main rival in the recent elections Raffi Ovannisian.
"I am urging you to stop the hunger-strike and in a couple of days to
start serious work on the basis of the proposals which you made even
though they are half-baked at the present stage," the presidential
press service quoted Sargsian as saying to Interfax.
At a March 22 rally, leader of the opposition Heritage party Ovannisian
sent a letter with his proposals to Sargsian.
"We demand new presidential elections, new parliamentary elections,
amendments to the Electoral Code, and a transition to a fully
proportional election system. We also demand the resignation of at
least five governors, in place of whom my nominees will be appointed,
and holding those who rigged the elections accountable," Ovannisian
said.
The opposition leader also demanded that people from his team be
appointed to head the Prosecutor General's Office, the Tax and Customs
Committees, the National Security Service, the Foreign Ministry,
the Education and Science Ministry, the Audit Chamber, the Justice
Council and the Anticorruption Chamber.
Ovannisian disagreed with the official election returns.
According to the Central Elections Commission, Sargsian collected
58.64% of the vote and Ovannisian - 36.74%.
Earlier the Constitutional Court dropped Ovannisian's motion for
invalidating the election returns. On March 10, the opposition
politician went on a hunger-strike. Ovannisian and Sargsian had a
meeting on February 21. The leader of the Heritage party told a rally
of his supporters later that no agreement had been reached. Sargsian in
turn said that Ovannisian refused to head a council for constitutional
reform.
ml jv
From: A. Papazian