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`Without Money the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Is Just the Castles
on the Road to Abovyan,' Makeyan Says to Naira Zohrabyan
May 15 2013
Naira Zohrabyan, the PAP parliamentary group secretary, commented on
Gagik Tsarukyan's statement during a conversation with www.zham.am and
explained why they didn't want to be opposition. `Yes, we will not be
the opposition that has its `opposition' activities verified by the
government, yes, we will not be the opposition whose `opposition'
speeches are written in the notorious buildings. We are not going to
be such opposition as Davit Shahnazaryan, Aram Sargsyan, Makeyan,
Gimishyan and the likes of them. Yes, we will not be the opposition
that can hold 10-people rallies at the most and make elevated speeches
inadequate to them.' With regard to this criticism of him, Petros
Makeyan, the leader of the Democratic Motherland Party, said during a
conversation with www.aravot.am: `What comment shall I make on the
statements of a representative that has no political values, because
without money, that organization is just, say, castles on the road to
Abovyan, Kotayk. In reality, they are neither opposition nor an
alternative nor pro-government. Rather, they are the government's
servants. It has been a servant up to now. That party was established
by Robert Kocharyan, and it continues to serve Kocharyan, the
government, and external forces. Lukashenka's presence at the opening
of the church yesterday is proof of that. I said many times 2 years
ago that this organization could not be independent, could not make
independent decisions, and our main contradiction with the Congress
was that. I have been opposition for 15-16 years. Now Naira Zohrabyan
tries to twist my predictions and statements and besmirch people, so
that they can carry out a bourgeois democratic revolution in the short
run. That's the whole story.' Petros Makeyan stated that the people
assessed a political force and a politician, but the people should be
offered an opportunity to choose. `Unfortunately, our people are not
offered an opportunity to choose. Money and administrative levers are
in effect. If the government didn't favor them, if there was no
permission from the government, they would get 0 percent. If they
don't serve the government, why did they give out money? All the
people know the reality. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) would
give out 10 thousand drams, whereas they would add 5 or 10 thousand.
Was it not the same thing during the city council election? Members of
the RPA started with 10 thousand, the PAP raised. Nothing happens in
this country without the government's goodwill, let alone giving out
money, election bribes. It is a crime. The government takes the
liberty of committing that crime and saying that it has done nothing.
Therefore, this organization serves the government's interests.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/05/15/154302/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
on the Road to Abovyan,' Makeyan Says to Naira Zohrabyan
May 15 2013
Naira Zohrabyan, the PAP parliamentary group secretary, commented on
Gagik Tsarukyan's statement during a conversation with www.zham.am and
explained why they didn't want to be opposition. `Yes, we will not be
the opposition that has its `opposition' activities verified by the
government, yes, we will not be the opposition whose `opposition'
speeches are written in the notorious buildings. We are not going to
be such opposition as Davit Shahnazaryan, Aram Sargsyan, Makeyan,
Gimishyan and the likes of them. Yes, we will not be the opposition
that can hold 10-people rallies at the most and make elevated speeches
inadequate to them.' With regard to this criticism of him, Petros
Makeyan, the leader of the Democratic Motherland Party, said during a
conversation with www.aravot.am: `What comment shall I make on the
statements of a representative that has no political values, because
without money, that organization is just, say, castles on the road to
Abovyan, Kotayk. In reality, they are neither opposition nor an
alternative nor pro-government. Rather, they are the government's
servants. It has been a servant up to now. That party was established
by Robert Kocharyan, and it continues to serve Kocharyan, the
government, and external forces. Lukashenka's presence at the opening
of the church yesterday is proof of that. I said many times 2 years
ago that this organization could not be independent, could not make
independent decisions, and our main contradiction with the Congress
was that. I have been opposition for 15-16 years. Now Naira Zohrabyan
tries to twist my predictions and statements and besmirch people, so
that they can carry out a bourgeois democratic revolution in the short
run. That's the whole story.' Petros Makeyan stated that the people
assessed a political force and a politician, but the people should be
offered an opportunity to choose. `Unfortunately, our people are not
offered an opportunity to choose. Money and administrative levers are
in effect. If the government didn't favor them, if there was no
permission from the government, they would get 0 percent. If they
don't serve the government, why did they give out money? All the
people know the reality. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) would
give out 10 thousand drams, whereas they would add 5 or 10 thousand.
Was it not the same thing during the city council election? Members of
the RPA started with 10 thousand, the PAP raised. Nothing happens in
this country without the government's goodwill, let alone giving out
money, election bribes. It is a crime. The government takes the
liberty of committing that crime and saying that it has done nothing.
Therefore, this organization serves the government's interests.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/05/15/154302/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia