PRESS RELEASE
The Heritage Party
31 Moscovian Street
Yerevan, Armenia
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May 8, 2007
Raffi Hovannisian Holds Press Briefing
Yerevan–Yesterday, May 7, Heritage’s campaign bus "Toward Victory" took
Raffi K. Hovannisian and his fellow candidates to the various towns in the
marzes of Aragatsotn and Armavir, where spontaneous public meetings became
the venue for citizens’ opinions, questions, and hopes.
Heritage representatives also held a town hall meeting in Yerevan’s
Shengavit community. At the Garegin Nzhdeh Square, which overflowed with
thousands of citizens, Raffi Hovannisian, Vardan Khachatrian, Larisa
Alaverdian, Anahit Bakhshian, and other party candidates presented Heritage’s
program and vowed to build a country of liberty, law, and dignity.
Today, in the early morning, Raffi Hovannisian, together with Heritage
members and volunteers, visited the Yerablur cemetery and paid his respects
to those who gave their life to Armenia’s independence and freedom.
At 11am, Raffi Hovannisian held a press briefing at Heritage Headquarters,
where he declared an imminent victory for Heritage and the entire Armenian
people. Victory, according to Hovannisian, means that, for the first time
since 1991, the Central Election Commission will record a faithful
representation of the people’s votes. "If that proves to be the case, we
have no doubt that Heritage will be the winner," he said. "But if the
election results announced by the Central Election Commission fabricate the
people’s will, Armenia’s national interests and international reputation
will be paralyzed. Everything, therefore, is at stake."
Afterward, Raffi Hovannisian and Heritage spokesman Hovsep Khurshudian
attended a meeting of political leaders and journalists. Held at the Armenia
Marriott Hotel, the discussion focused on the illegal actions carried out by
law enforcement agencies against Armenia’s former Minister of Foreign
Affairs Alexander Arzumanian. During his intervention, Hovannisian condemned
the incumbent authorities’ selective enforcement of the law. He reminded
also of the unlawful pursuit and arrest of Zhirair Sefilian and Vardan
Malkhasian, two devotees of Karabagh’s quest for liberty and
self-determination. Hovannisian stressed that these recent transgressions
prove yet again that a democratic transfer of power on May 12 is a national
imperative.
All throughout the day, Heritage candidates and volunteers continued their
campaign throughout Yerevan and the marzes.
Founded in 2002, Heritage has regional divisions throughout the land. Its
central office is located at 31 Moscovian Street, Yerevan 0002, Armenia,
with telephone contact at (374-10) 536.913, fax at (374-10) 532.697, email
at [email protected] or [email protected], and website at