ARMENIAN OPPOSITION DEMANDS EARLY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
news.am
March 1 2010
Armenia
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) demands early
presidential and parliamentary elections in Armenia this summer,
stated ANC central office Coordinator Levon Zurabyan.
A statement approved at an Opposition-organized rally contains a
number of demand s, which will be handed over to the CE delegation to
Armenia on March 16. The ANC demand that an independent commission be
set up, with international experts involved, to investigate into the
tragic events in Yerevan on March 1, 2008. The ANC also demands the
removal of restrictions on rallies and meeting that have been in effect
since. The ANC demands a free contest for broadcasting frequencies and
restoration of the A1+ TV Company’s right to broadcasting, which meets
the requirements of the European Court on Human Rights. The ANC also
demands reforms of the Armenian elections law before this May, and
early presidential and parliamentary elections from June to September.
Zurabyan stated that on March 16, the day before the CE Monitoring
Group considers the situation in Armenia, the Opposition will hold
a session to hand its demands over to the CE delegation to Armenia.