RAFFI HOVANNISIAN: "WE ARE FULL OF HOPE THAT THIS TIME CEC TO REFLECT
PICTURE OF REAL VOTE BY ITS SUMMING UP"

YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. "I am proud that I participate in the
state elections for the first time, and I wish success to all our
rivals. I am sure that from today we shall re-find liberty of the
citizen of Armenia, the nation’s dignity," Raffi Hovannisian, the
Chairman of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) party stated after voting at
polling station No10/06 of Yerevan on May 12.

According to his estimation, fair and proper elections will be fixed in
Armenia during the last 16 years. "I believe that the electoral victory
of not one candidate, one party but the Armenian people will be fixed,"
R. Hovannisian mentioned.

Touching upon the electoral violations, he stated that they gather all
the facts and will periodically present them to mass media. And R.
Hovannisian will express his viewpoint only on May 12 when the CEC
preliminary results will already be made public. "We are full of hope
that this time that responsible body will reflect with its summing up
the picture of real vote. And if as a result we have a non-electoral
result, our viewpoint will be another. But we believe in our country,
our law, our rights and want that this time we fix victory of the
citizen of Armenia, of the Armenian state," R. Hovannisian mentioned.

Chairman of the Zharangutiun party expressed a hope that post-electoral
processes are the period of only forming a parliament, having a new
majority, forming a government of national solidarity.