TO CREATE SYNERGY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIMINALITY OF THE POLITICAL AREA
Margaret Yesayan

Aravot.am
21 July 06

PPA leader Stepan Demirchian thinks that this must be the aim of the
opposition powers.

Mr. Demirchian, how duo you describe political situation of Armenia
today, it is already obvious that parties from the authority and
political powers prepare for the coming elections more actively.

It’s a pre-electoral year and everyone prepares for the elections. It’s
obvious that the authority will make all efforts for reproduction. But
it isn’t workable because there is no positive improvement in the
country in these years: neither people’s life has improved nor
complaints has reduced and nor injustice. People won’t vote the
representatives of this authority though all their efforts. As regards
the opposition, it will say its word. The PPA is busy in its inter
party problems, strengthening its structures, and we prepare for the
coming session of our party in autumn.

Will you participate in the elections alone or with the bloc?

I haven’t decided yet.

There are analyzes that the current opposition can’t be in the
Parliament 2007, do you agree with this opinion?

You shouldn’t pay attention to those analyzes and
predictions. According to Â"GelapÂ" polling the PPA has no problem
for entering the Parliament and only 7% of society won’t give votes
to the PPA.

There is an opinion that the opposition has never been so weak and
passive than it is now. How do you explain it?

I should remind that same opposition won both in presidential and
parliamentary elections in 2003, now it will also win in a fair
fight. It’s another matter that the society doesn’t believe that
something is possible to change in this country in civil way. The
overwhelming majority of the society doesn’t believe in fair
elections. The reform of "Electoral Code" is meaningless here. It’s
very amusing, every time they rig the elections and speak of "EC"
reforms. And the problem is still the same, as it was before, this
is the problem of the whole society: to prevent falsifications and
forbid reproduction of the authority in illegal way. I’m sure, we
can solve that problem.

It seems the oppositionist parties will find effective mechanisms of
collaboration. It is spoken a lot about the necessity of formation of
ideological unions, it is important, but first of all serious political
powers must create synergy against criminality of the political area.

But the authorities don’t hide that they will do their best for
reproduction.

We also must do our best to give the authority back to the people,
because reproduction of such authority will bring misfortune to
the people.

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