ZHARANGUTIUN PROPOSES ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS RUNNING FOR YEREVAN COUNCILLOR MEMBERS ELECTIONS WITH A COMMON ELECTORAL ROLL

Noyan Tapan

M arch 3, 2009

YEREVAN, MARCH 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Zharangutiun (Heritage) opposition
party has applied to the Armenian National Congress (ANC) with a
proposal to run for Yerevan councillor members’ elections with a
common electoral roll.

Levon Zurabian, the Armenian National Congress Coordinator, said in his
interview to the Kentron TV company. He said that the negotiations can
proceed efficiently only after formation of a united position in ANC.

In response to the question the ANC Coordinator refuted the
assertion that the stratum of "revolutionaries, liberals" brought
up as a result of opposition’s agitation feels deceived today. "The
opposition has never called for a revolution, a revolt, it has been
always guided by the Constitution, it is these authorities that did
an anti-constitutional, state, military coup, who used the army to
suppress the people’s movement," L. Zurabian said. He emphasized
that only the authorities can be responsible for people’s radical,
revolutionary moods, who "established a defective economic system
showing its bankruptcy in these days, and the people appears in a
very hard socio-economic crisis." L. Zurabian added that ANC and
Levon Ter-Petrosian did not betray that stratum: "all these people
pass a very serious political school, where Ter-Petrosian plays much
role. All people who had come with radical moods, the very people
henceforth will restrain their radical moods, will obey the methods
announced by the Movement, will take part in the very consistent,
as well as long-lasting fight."

L. Zurabian also mentioned that the ANC leadership does not refuse
use of resolute methods considering it as citizens’ inalienable
constitutional right, yet considers that it is not proper time for
it today. When the moment matures, ANC will not hesitate to use
that right. "Absolutely a new, much more favorable situation for
doing resolute actions and for power shift will be formed soon,"
L. Zurabian said not excluding that the situation can mature until
the next, May 1 rally.