GENTLEMAN’S WORD
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[05:31 pm] 09 April, 2007
Hayrapet Hayrapetyan, member of the PAP, failed to initiate memorandum
signing to exclude election frauds in constituency 4 of Arabkir
community.
To note, out of 7 candidates of the community only four were present
during today’s press conference; Hayrapet Hayrapetyan /Prosperous
Armenia Party/, Zohrab Zohrabyan /Republican Party/, Hrayr Karapetyan
/ARF Dashnaktsutyun/ and Aram Manukyan /All-Armenian Movement/.
Under the given memorandum, the candidates promise to avoid "Black
PR and appliance of dirty electoral methods.
The struggle is believed to be namely tense in electoral district
4. But now we assure you that you will counter the opposite scene
there, " Hayrapet Hayrapetyan says.
In answer to our question whether the memorandum guarantees that
there won’t be election flaws, Mr. Zohrabyan said, "I don’t like to
wear ties. I am often asked why I don’t wear ties during the meetings
but I say "What is the difference; one shouldn’t cheat people, this
is the most important thing. A gentleman’s word has more weight than
bribe giving".
Aram Manukyan didn’t conceal his mistrust towards the promises of the
pro-governmental forces. "I am not delighted by this procedure. I don’t
think it will work. I don’t believe that the elections will be free
and fair as the livers of the authorities are 1000 times more to hold
"fair elections". If the authorities turn to the opposition to organise
free and transparent elections it already implies that we shall appear
in an abnormal state on the eve of the elections", Mr. Manukyan says.