"AUTHORITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY OF OUR STATE IS PUT ON SCALES" RAFFI HOVANNISIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
May 08 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The majority of voters becoming active
day by day will vote for Zharangutiun (Heritage) on May 12. Raffi
Hovannisian, the Chairman of the Zharangutiun party stated about
it at the May 8 press conference. "It will be a relative majority
as if the Central Electoral Commission fixes complete true results,
we shall have the first electoral victory after 1991," he said.

R. Hovannisian mentioned that he has not bases yet to state about
falsification of the elections but there are already numerous
violations, including many cases of unequality of the coditions for
implementation of the electoral campaign.

Responding the Noyan Tapan correspondent’s question if in the case of
falsification of the elections, the Zharangutiun party envisages to
unite with the radical opposition, particularly, with the Impeachment
alliance, Nor Zhamanakner (New Times) and Hanrapetitiun (Republic)
parties, R. Hovannisian mentioned that if the stated results will not
reflect the reality, one will not join another, but all the citizens
of Armenia, irrespective of the party belonging, will this time
protect their rights. "Those will be who are in the opposition today,
and those will be, who make a part of the authorities, as everybody
understands this time that not only future of each of us but also
the authority of our state and the national security are put on the
scales," the Zharangutiun leader stated.