DPP WILL BE DISCOVERY OF THESE ELECTIONS, PARTY REPRESENTATIVES SAY
Noyan Tapan
Apr 30 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The first three persons on the
proportional list of the "Democratic Path" party (DPP) are content with
the pre-election campaign process. Chairman of DPP Manuk Gasparian,
Chairman of the Alliance of National Democrats Arshak Sadoyan and
National Assembly deputy Aghasi Arshakian stated this at the April
30 press conference. In the words of M. Gasparian, having visited
over 96 Armenian settlements, they saw that "the people is gradually
waking up, although few of them believe in possible shift of power." He
said that many parties – the campaign participants started promising
to raise pensions after the DPP did so. According to M. Gasparian,
a two- or three-fold rise in pensions is possible in practice, but
"realizing that it will hit their pockets, the authorities state that
it is impossible."
A. Arshakian announced that after the press conference they will go to
Aparan where they expect to get the majority of votes. In his opinion,
"the DPP will be the discovery of these elections." He noted that the
campaign did not proceed well in four settlements: Mkhchian village
(birthplace of Hovik Abrahamian, minister of territorial governance),
the city of Gyumri where there were torrential rains, Zovuni village
whose head is, as A. Arshakian put it, "an ungrateful person", and
in Shahumian village.
A. Sadoyan in his turn noted that during all meetings they tried
to convince people that nothing is predetermined and they must
participate in the elections. In his words, today by their "false
surveys" sociologist Aharon Adibekian and others are preparing ground
for future "drawing".
The press conference participants added that in case of riggings they
will raise their voices. In particular, M. Gasparian promised not to
go home on April 13 until all falcifiers are punished.