Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, a senior member of the Civil Contract party, said during the party congress that Civil Contract today has many experienced politicians whose work and words carry significant weight and play a decisive role in Armenia’s political arena.
He added that, together with the citizens, they have built and strengthened the most institutionalized, rapidly developing, and democratic party in the Armenian political landscape.
“At the same time, we have never ceased to be ordinary representatives of our people. We have remained their friends and partners, those who share their pain, grieve with them, and rejoice with them. We have stood by their side—from the moment we carried out the revolution together, through the war, and, despite everything, confirmed that Armenia has a future. We have remained the relative, the friend on whom one can be angry, with whom one can debate, cry over sorrows, or share joy—because we belong to the people,” Simonyan said.
He noted that it is natural that not everyone supports or praises them.
“All those who have sincere words to share, we must invite to conversation every day. We must tell, share, and speak again. This pre-election period is the best time and opportunity for these conversations—conversations during which we must hear about our mistakes and shortcomings and explain our vision to our citizens, because the discussion is about the most important thing: the real Armenia and the Armenian people,” he said.
Simonyan emphasized that many had dreamed of leaving peace, not war, as a legacy for future generations.
“And today, we have it. There will always be those who try, from within and from outside, to take our peace away from us, and they will attempt it again on June 7. They will try to play with our emotions, our pain, our pride, and our future, to drag us back into the past and keep us there—so that we feel pity, others pity us, and the fate of the Armenian people belongs to someone else—so that we neither live, grow, nor exist… But Armenians are no longer wretched; today we exist, independent and free. We will live forever, and we will remain free, independent, and secure in our peaceful statehood,” Simonyan said.
Parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on June 7.
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