President Kocharyan congratulates the nation on completion of the
parliamentary elections

ArmRadio.am
14.05.2007 13:17

President Robert Kocharyan issued a congratulating message on the
occasion of completion of the parliamentary elections, President’s
Press Office informs. The message says:

`Dear compatriots,
The elections of the Armenian National Assembly of 4th convocation are
over. These were free, fair and transparent, which is confirmed by
the Central Electoral Commission, the law-enforcement bodies, as well
as the international and local observation missions.

I congratulate all of us on making another step towards democracy. The
amended Electoral Code enabled to clarify the procedure. All
participants of the electoral process ` commission members, candidates
` mainly acted within the bounds of law. The shortcomings and election
frauds will be investigated in detail to undertake necessary measures
and restore the legality.

The pre-election period has its rules and peculiarities: sometimes the
differences in political positions grow into the conflict of opinions
and tension of relations. However, one of the peculiarities of
democratic societies is the capacity to return to normal life, mutual
respect and the atmosphere of tolerance in the post-election
period. Political discrepancies can occur between close friends,
neighbors and relatives. I’m sure it must not affect human relations.

Once again congratulating on this important achievement on the way of
democratization, I thank all the participants of the electoral process
who ensured the normal conduct, legality of the polls and raised the
level of the people’ s trust in the elections.’