RPA Accuses ANC Of Attempts To Monopolize Armenian Political Field

RPA ACCUSES ANC OF ATTEMPTS TO MONOPOLIZE ARMENIAN POLITICAL FIELD

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 6, 2011 – 12:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Head of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
parliamentary group Galust Sahakyan accused the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) of attempts to monopolize the political field.

“The authorities are ready to discuss the urgent issues not only with
ANC but also with all political forces,” he told a press conference in
Yerevan on June 6. “Meanwhile, the ANC believes the other opposition
forces to be less important.”

>From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first president
Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was not
elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting
against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest
and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2.

According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people
were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.

In May 2011, President Serzh Sargsyan offered the National Assembly
to declare amnesty on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s
independence, the proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the
RA Constitution and article 90 of the law on National Assembly
regulations. With a vote 91-0, the Armenian parliament approved the
proposal for amnesty for 396 people to be released and 379 to have
their sentence cut.

During a recent political council session, Armenian National Congress
(ANC) named the composition of ANC delegation to negotiate with the
authorities. The delegation includes ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan,
representative of the central bureau David Shahnazaryan, a member of
ANC economic committee, the head of ANC structure in Malatya Vahagn
Khachatryan, People’s Party of Armenia secretary Felix Khachatryan
and deputy head of Armenian National Movement Samvel Abrahamyan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress