REPUBLICAN PARTY SPOKESMAN SAYS DEMOCRATIC ELECTION BECOMES TRADITION
ARMENPRESS
Feb 28, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: Eduard Sharmazanov, a spokesman
for the governing Republican Party, said today the Armenian society
succeeded in performing a very important task-to hold a presidential
election that was in line with democratic standards.
Speaking at a news conference he said some irregularities, violence
and provocations were also registered and quoted prime minister
Serzh Sarkisian, elected as president, as condemning every display
of violence and illegality.
Sharmazanov said the prime minister will follow that all people
responsible for wrongdoings are punished.
Citing from a preliminary report of the International Election
Observation Mission (IEOM) which said the February 19 election was
‘mostly in line with Armenia’s international commitments," Sharmazanov
said this sets a tradition for holding democratic elections in Armenia.
He said this is the achievement of the government, opposition and
society and there will be no regress to revanchism or dictatorship. He
also said the solidarity of Armenians is a key condition for prime
minister Serzh Sarkisian to materialize its plan of actions for the
next five years. In this sense he emphasized Sarkisian’s offer to form
a new, more broad-based coalition government, which has met already
with a positive response from some of the Armenian opposition leaders.
Sharmazanov said by making the offer Serzh Sarkisian has showed that
he is worth to be the president of all Armenians, that he places
his personal interests and ambitions lower than the interests of
the country.