RPA CONSIDERS FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT ON ARMENIA BIASED
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.01.2010 19:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The report of Freedom House Washington-based research
institute, stating that no positive changes were registered in Armenia
over the last 8 years, is unacceptable to me. I consider the report
biased, RPA parliamentary group secretary Eduard Sharmazanov said.
As he told a news conference in Yerevan, organization like Freedom
House, which used to speak in support of USA’s military intervention
to Vietnam, is incapable of providing a non-biased report. "I do not
think everything is ideal in Armenia, but still disagree with Freedom
House-provided assessment regarding our country," RPA parliamentary
group secretary emphasized.
The Republican Party of Armenia is a national conservative political
party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent
Armenia to be founded (2 April 1990) and registered (14 May 1991). It
is the largest party of the centre-right in Armenia, and claims to have
140,000 members. The party controls most government bodies in Armenia.
At the 2003 parliamentary elections on May 25, the party received
23.5% of the popular vote, winning 31 out of 131 seats. At the last
parliamentary elections on May 12, 2007, the party received 33.91%
of the popular vote, winning 64 out of 131 seats. The former prime
minister, Andranik Markaryan, was the leader of the party. Current
President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, is the chairman of RPA board.