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Armenia's authorities lead country toward political party state -
opposition party
May 11, 2013 | 01:55
YEREVAN. - The Armenian authorities, led by the Republican Party, are
leading the country toward a political party state.
Opposition Heritage Party Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan told the
aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) final report on Armenia's presidential
election that was conducted on February 18.
The rapporteurs advise the Armenian authorities to conduct activities,
during elections and in accordance with the Copenhagen Document,
toward separating the authorities and the ruling political party. As
per Martirosyan, the Armenian authorities have not approached to the
letter and spirit of that document even during the capital city
Yerevan Council of Elders election that was held on May 5.
`What the OSCE representatives have depicted practically means free
elections were not conducted in Armenia,' the opposition member said.
Martirosyan added that if the influence of the ruling party and the
state apparatus grows, it will be meaningless to hope for progress.
`The [election] fraud can be so transparent that it will be impossible
not to see it, but this does not worry the authorities,' Armen
Martirosyan noted.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian
opposition party
May 11, 2013 | 01:55
YEREVAN. - The Armenian authorities, led by the Republican Party, are
leading the country toward a political party state.
Opposition Heritage Party Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan told the
aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) final report on Armenia's presidential
election that was conducted on February 18.
The rapporteurs advise the Armenian authorities to conduct activities,
during elections and in accordance with the Copenhagen Document,
toward separating the authorities and the ruling political party. As
per Martirosyan, the Armenian authorities have not approached to the
letter and spirit of that document even during the capital city
Yerevan Council of Elders election that was held on May 5.
`What the OSCE representatives have depicted practically means free
elections were not conducted in Armenia,' the opposition member said.
Martirosyan added that if the influence of the ruling party and the
state apparatus grows, it will be meaningless to hope for progress.
`The [election] fraud can be so transparent that it will be impossible
not to see it, but this does not worry the authorities,' Armen
Martirosyan noted.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian