RULING PARTIES IN ARMENIA CONFLICT WITH THEMSELVES WHEN TALKING OF INTENTION TO HOLD FAIR ELECTIONS: STEPAN DEMIRCHYAN

Yerevan, December 27. ArmInfo. "The ruling parties in Armenia
conflict with themselves when talking of an intention to hold fair and
democratic elections", the chairman of the People’s party of Armenia,
Stepan Demirchyan, said in an interview to ArmInfo.

He wondered what hindered them to do it during the previous election
campaigns. According to him, all the political parties in the ruling
coalition are directly responsible for mass falsifications of 2003
presidential and parliamentary election results. "When no objective
assessment is given to the past elections nut only vain theoretical
discources are made about fair elections, it is impossible to perceive
them seriously. The representatives of ruling parties flaunt by
standard phrases about the violations which did not allegedly affect
the final results of elections or they use the policy of double
standards during assessment of 2003 presidential and parliamentary
campaigns. And after all they dare to offer to sign some memorandums
on the intention of holding the next elections fairly and justly",
S. Demirchyan said.

"I repeat once more that specific steps are necessary. I would like
to especially note that falsifications are an essential part of the
present RA authorities without which the regime will just loose its
significance", S. Demirchyan concluded.