IN CASE SERGE SARGSIAN IS ELECTED, POVERTY LEVEL WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, HRANT BAGRATIAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Feb 11, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Nikol Pashinian, the
editor of the Haykakan Zhamanak daily, the February 9 rally of first
RA President, presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian and a number
of public-political forces supporting him is a rally of victory,
Armenian people’s revival, the bright future of the Republic of
Armenia. As he evaluated, the number of the rally participants reached
150 thousand. N. Pashinian refuted the information spread by Public
Television that allegedly L. Ter-Petrosian is going to withdraw his
candidature: "The candidte who will withdraw his candidature will
be the only one named Sergik," he said adding that the author of
this false information is Alik Haroutiunian, the Director of H1 TV
company, the friend of Nairi Hunanian, who has committed the October
27 terrorist act.
Yervand Manarian, a member of the Council of Elders of Armenian
Intellectuals, said in his speech that the citizen, who on February 19
will vote not with his conscience, but under the influence of bribes
or compulsion, will be cursed.
Hrant Bagratian, the Chairman of the Azatutiun (Liberty) party, the
former RA Prime Minister, assured that the pro-governmental candidate,
Prime Minister Serge Sargsian does not promise anything essential
in the economic sphere, and in case the latter becomes President the
"relative poverty will remain unchanged." According to H. Bagratian,
if S. Sargsian is President, we will have not even the current 38
oligarches, as according to his program, the whole wealth will be
concentrated in the hands of two megaoligarches, S. Sargsian and
Robert Kocharian.
During the rally N. Pashinian stated that the freedom-fighters of
the Soul’s Ordeal organization and RA NA deputy Sasun Mikayelian have
expressed readiness to support L. Ter-Petrosian.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
