ACCORDING TO LEVON TER-PETROSIAN, HIS TEAM HAS EXACT PROGRAM FOR ACHIEVING COMPLETE VICTORY

Noyan Tapan
Feb 20, 2008

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Nothing extraordinary has happened,
"normal" disgraceful elections have been held with use of rude force
and violence. RA presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian stated at
the rally held on February 20 near Matenadaran with the participation
of many thousands of people.

According to him, in spite of the authorities’ hard work and violence
used, at 20:00 on February 19 the people’s candidate had already
won: "Everything happened after 20:00, when the figures familiar to
everyone were born, worked out and published." L. Ter-Petrosian said
that according to the statement spread by CEC immediately after the
end of the elections, 1m 640 thousand people have taken part in the
elections. While the number of voters in Armenia is 1m 700 thousand,
1m 100 thousand out of which indeed took part in the voting. According
to the candidate, like in 1998 and 2003, this time also the authorities
had printed 500 thousand additional ballot-papers. He also mentioned
the fact of mass giving out of forged passorts and certificates
of registration. Under these conditions dual voting could have
been excluded through marking fingers with ink, which, however,
was not accepted by the international organizations. According to
L. Ter-Petrosian, the fault of rigging the elections also falls on
the international organizations and observers.

He said that these elections proved what he has spoken about over the
past three months. According to L. Ter-Petrosian, no country has such
merging of the authorities and the criminal system, which exists in
Armenia. "Our people struggled not against Serge Sargsian, but against
the rest of eight candidates. The rest of eight candidates are equally
responsible for the disgrace, which happened yesterday," he stated.

L. Ter-Petrosian said that Serge Sargsian’s victory means victory
of the criminal world, as S. Sargsian is surrounded by people with
nicknames. He expressed confidence that it is the people, which has
gathered in the square today, that will lead Armenia forward. According
to L. Ter-Petrosian, he and his supporters have an exact actions
plan and will achieve a complete victory. He assured that no one
cannot make them lose their steadiness. "We will go in a reserved way,
calmly, confidently, without doubting our final victory. This time we
will not retreat and will secure that today, tomorrow, the day after
tomorrow we will celebrate the victory of three elections, 98, 2003,
and 2008," L. Ter-Petrosian stated.