NOR ZHAMANAKNER ALSO PREPARES TO ADDRESS TO CC

Noyan Tapan
May 17 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Nor Zhamanakner (New Times) party
prepares to dispute results of the May 12 parliamentary elections at
the Constitutional Court. Nor Zhamanakner Chairman Aram Karapetian
stated about it at the May 17 press conference. He mentioned that
they do not prepare to address to the CC with the Orinats Yerkir
(Country of Law) party or to give the facts they have to that party. In
A. Karapetian’s words, Nor Zhamanakner will struggle at the CC alone
or with Impeachment alliance and Hanrapetutiun (Republic) party to
recognize invalid the results of the elections.

In his words, more perfect mechanisms of falsification of elections
were used during these elections, among which, in Nor Zhamanakner
leader’s words, the most perfect one was organization of vote with
the help of 400-700 thousand false passports.

A. Karapetian stated that the votes got by Nor Zhamanakner were
artificially reduced 10%: he pointed out as an example the data fixed
by the Nor Zhamanakner representatives at polling station 026/09
of Charentsavan, according to which the party got here 111 votes,
but only 10 votes were fixed according to data, made public by the
Central Electoral Commission.

In A. Karapetian’s words, the authorities allowed the Orinats Yerkir
Party and Zharangutiun (Heritage) party to enter the parliament, by
thinking that they did not present a serious danger for them. Touching
upon the hint dropped by RA President Robert Kocharian as if
"cocks at the end become harisa (Armenian national dish)," what was
addressed to opposing figures, Nor Zhamanakner leader mentioned:
"If R. Kocharian a bit occupies himself with an activity he does not
like: reading, he will know that they do not at all cook harisa from
a cock." A. Karapetian also added that R. Kocharian was the person,
who, having no connection with Armenia, twice managed to seize the
country power.