IN GRIGOR HAROUTIUNIAN’S WORDS, AUTHORITIES OF ARMENIA MUST BE MORE INTERESTED THAN OPPOSITION IN OBSERVATION MISSIONS’ PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS
Noyan Tapan
Dec 06 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Though the People’s Party of Armenia
(PPA) is "ready for and may" go alone to the coming parliamentary
elections, formation of alliances and blocs with other parties is more
probable. Grigor Haroutiunian, the National Assembly "Ardaroutiun"
(Justice) faction Secretary stated about it at the December 8
press conference. He reminded PPA founder Karen Demirchian’s
words that "no political force may alone bring the country out
of hole." In G.Haroutiunian’s opinion, it is always preferable to
cooperate with parties having ideological generalities. But today,
in his words, parties having even opposite ideological orientation
become members of the same alliance as they are united by one
common goal: to re-establish the damaged constitutional order and
affirm legal authorities in the country. Today, as G.Haroutiunian
stated, the authorities of Armenia did not send invitation yet
to international organizations, including the OSCE, to implement
long-term observation mission at the 2007 NA elections. "We have a sad
experience connected with the 2005 referendum on the constitutional
amendments when no international organization was invited to Armenia,"
he mentioned. Whereas, in words of the "Ardaroutiun" faction Secretary,
if Armenia fostered the Eurointegration policy, the country authorities
must be more interested than the opposition in presence of observation
groups. According to G.Haroutiunian’s observation, the political
forces presenting the authorities, not waiting for the start of
the electoral campaign, started their pre-electoral propaganda with
serious violations of the law. It is, particularly, expressed with
electoral bribe generously given to the population.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
