BARGAVACH HAYASTAN MAKES THE OPPOSITION ACTIVIST HAPPY
LRAGIR.AM
14:57:21 – 19/05/2009
The member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Hovhanes
Hovhanisyan, dwelling on the situation on the eve of the Yerevan
Mayor election, stated that there is a last hope that the government
will take advantage of the Yerevan Mayor election to report procgress
towards democracy and carry out reforms in Armenia. At the same time,
Hovhanes Hovhanisyan noted that for the time being the government has
been doing everything in the opposite direction, it is trying not to
politicize the election, not to make it important as well as things
are happening which have nothing to do with legality and are illogical.
Hovhanes Hovhanisyan recalled the incidents in several communities
of Yerevan, in particular fights between the Republicans and BHK
members. Hovhanisyan says that he is surprised that they may beat up
the head of a community, then the Police arrive, put the community
head in the car and take him away. The HAK member says that he used
to be head of community and he cannot imagine that something like
that may ever happen to him.
Hovhanes Hovhanisyan stated that that would be the end. He stated that
the territory and the recourses of the government are already small,
which is why they fight. As Hovhanes Hovhanisyan stated, the stance
of the BHK party makes him happy when they tell the government to let
hold a free and fair election this time, at least they say so. Hovhanes
Hovhanisyan does not know what the position of the BHK will be in the
end, but at least now, they speak about free and transparent elections.
According to him, if the government holds the Yerevan Mayor election
like it held the 2008 presidential elections, it will be a great harm
to the country.
Hovhanes Hovhanisyan stated that in case of a fair election, the
Armenian National Congress will be the first having 40 percent of
votes and will be the majority in the Council of Yerevan. The second,
according to Hovhanes Hovhanisyan, will be the Bargavach Hayastan
and the Republican Party will be the third.