RAFFI HOVANNISIAN: "ARMENIA THIS TIME HAS NO RIGHT TO BE MISTAKEN"
Noyan Tapan
Apr 25 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, NOYAN TAPAN. "Both ruling and opposing politicians
and judges must bear responsibility for any violation during the
elections."
Chairman of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) party Raffi Hovannisian stated
about it at the April 25 press conference.
In his words, one can only suppose why passport data are gathered
from the population. According to R. Hovannisian’s estimation,
it, particularly, can be done for forming alternative lists of
voters. "It seems to me that responsible bodies, the Central Electoral
Commission and legal bodies, must be interested in it, if, of course,
they themselves are not participants of that process," Zharangutiun
leader stated.
He mentioned that the people’s uprising and indignation on the occasion
of the fact that no power shift has ever been carried out in Armenia
according to electoral processes, with usage of law and rights,
besides the ones in 1990 and 1991, are completely admissible. At the
same time, in his words, many people understand that Armenia has not
right to be mistaken this time as the issue of the country’s prestige
is very seriously put this time.
Raffi Hovannisian expressed a hope that this time international
observation missions, especially, European structures, "will put down
their priorities of pursuing geopolitical goals and will implement
monitoring, led by the wish of securing a democratic system and
democratic elections."
