ARFD-MOVEMENT 88 BLOC CALLS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN NKR NOT FREE

STEPANAKERT, JUNE 20. ARMINFO. Te bloc ARFD-Movement 88 does not think
the parliamentary elections of June 19 in NKR free and transparent.
Representatives of the bloc Gegham Baghdasaryan (Movement-88) and
Armen Sargsyan (ARFD) said at a press conference today.

According to ARMINFO’s special correspondent to Stepanakert,
Baghdasaryan and Sargsyan pointed out the use of all the
administrative resources by the authorities both during the
pre-election campaign and the elections. They say the bloc sent a
letter to President of NKR Arkady Ghoukasyan and Prime Minister
Anushavan Danielyan, but has not received any reply. The bloc’s
representatives are surprised with the fact that occupying the 3rd
place in the elections on the proportional system, the bloc did not
receive any single-mandate seat. They expressed regret for failing to
repeat the success in 2004 municipal elections, adding that it was
time to analyze omissions. They pointed out the bloc’s adherence to
its principles to support stability in the country.

In response to ARMINFO’s question on the position of the Armenian wing
of ARFD party in the elections, Armen Sargsyan said that the Karabakh
office of the party was a decentralized structure, but its position
would not contradict to that of ARFD of Armenia. “We aspired for an
honest struggle, without use of the party’s resources,” he said. He
said he would make a statement shortly to reflect all the violations
in the course of the elections.

To note, according to preliminary data, ARFD-Movement-88 bloc received
only 3 ticket seats.