SHAVARSH KOCHARIAN DOES NOT CONSIDER OYP AS OPPOSITION FORCE

Noyan Tapan
May 03 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The election campaign has a theatrical
character and reminds of a feast table where representatives of all
political forces say things like toasts. Shavarsh Kocharian, Chairman
of National Democratic Party, characterized the election campaign
this way. In his words, everybody lavishes promises irrespective of
the fact will he fulfil his promises or not.

Touching upon NDP’s preelection program, S. Kocharian confirmed his
thought voiced earlier that the key of solving the problems accumulated
in the country is to make the power controllable by the people. For
this, in the words of NDP leader, the voters should receive the
right to recall deputies, mayors, village heads not having proved
their value.

Touching upon the fact of holding joint rallies by the Impeachment
bloc, Nor Zhamanakner and Hanrapetutiun parties, S. Kocharian said
that it is impossible to achieve power shift through purely rallies:
this is purely means of gaining votes. As he affirmed, it is possible
to carry out a power shift in two cases: when oppositionists receive
majority of votes in the parliamentary elections or when a strong
wave of protest rises in case of falsifications.

S. Kocharian refused to comment upon the overheard talk of Orinats
Yerkir Party Chairman Artur Baghdasarian and the British diplomat, as,
in his words, "overhearing is an anti-constitutional phenomenon." In
his words, he does not consider OYP as an opposition force, as the
leader of that party "was Msra Melik yesterday and today wants to be
like David of Sassoun."