FALSIFICATIONS WILL IRRITATE THE WHOLE NATION

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[06:30 pm] 08 May, 2007

In case of falsification of citizens votes on May 12 elections,
Raffi Hovhannisyan, Leader of "Heritage" Party feels quite sure that
this will consolidate the whole nation including the opposition. "If
people’s votes are violated again, political forces will consolidate
together and all citizens of Armenia either to claim their rights,
irrespective of their political party belonging. This time major and
significant issues for our country are put on the scale: the future
of our children, the reputation of the whole country including the
leading role of Armenia in the region", said Hovannisyan at the
meeting with journalists.

"Our Party make records of violation cases and the conditions for
pre-election advocacy campaign are unequal. On May 12 "Heritage"
" will announce its victory and the Party will be the leading one"
", promised the Party leader. The Party is participating at the
elections for the first time. Hovannisyan thinks if the Central
Electoral Commission (CEC) announces the real figures, the Armenian
people will celebrate its victory. "We should be capable enough to
hold free and fair elections in our country without international
observers. International observers are present and performing their
job and I hope that this time values related to democracy in Armenia
will be above other political issues for them"", said the Party Leader.

He also noted that currently our country is overlapped with parties’
flags instead of the State flag. "People recognize only one State
Flag, one Army, one State Emblem and one united country. The present
President, the Prime Minister who also is the President of Armenian
Republican Party should leave their posts. We anticipate that May 12
will give freedom to our people’.