An unprecedented process took place today in the electoral history of Armenia and international practice. the current prime minister of the country announces during the rally that in the evening, during the next rally, he will give the name of the candidate of one of the leading opposition forces, against whom the NSS should initiate a case.

Hours later, Andranik Tevanyan’s name is heard at another rally. From the point of view of legal practice, this is an absurd and unprecedented behavior. The Prime Minister orders to open a case against the candidate of the leading opposition force, not only exceeding his authority, but also violating the logic of legal practice and international experience.

All activities of Andranik Tevanyan have always been transparent, he acted openly in accordance with his principles and value system. All his steps were always in front of the public eye.
We assess this as a blatant pre-election manifestation and an unacceptable attempt to disrupt the normal campaign.

These steps are, by and large, the assessment of the pre-election process. the authorities clearly see the dethronement of their own ranking and try to interfere in the pre-election processes by forceful methods. This is illegal and shows disrespect to the entire political field and voters. We call on the law enforcement system to serve only the law and not obey political orders.

Let’s remind how many people Nikol Pashinyan ordered as criminals of various scales during his tenure, arresting and instigating illegal criminal cases. People were later acquitted due to lack of criminal record, but the law enforcement system and human lives suffered irreversible consequences.

The public knows very well the true value and reasons for such statements. In case of any development, we will be next to our teammate. Regardless of all the blows, power and information terror, PAP will confidently continue its pre-election campaign, which implies a direct, open dialogue with the public, programmatic discussions on all issues that concern the people. Our goal is the establishment of internal solidarity in the country, stability, guaranteed peace, the well-being of our citizens and the post-war reconstruction of Armenia.

Surely, these will be the priorities of the new government to be formed after June 7.

PAP pre-election headquarters

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