The Free Democrats party in Armenia has issued a statement saying that its attempts to salvage its alliance with the Heritage Party have not met with success.
Yes, Armenia today faces a dead end, with people “voting with their feet.” But that has been the case ever since Vartan Oskanian became an official of the regime. Nothing new here.
Commenting on the announcement by Heritage Party founder Raffi Hovannisian that he wishes to give up his seat in parliament, Roubik Hakobyan, the party’s parliamentary faction leader, told reporters that the movre can be seen in the context of the upcoming presidential election.
Meeting later in executive session, the board reelected Raffi Hovannisian as its leader, selecting Armen Martirosyan to serve as vice chair in charge of public policy and Stepan Safaryan as secretary general for international affairs.
The interlocutors underscored the essential importance of free and fair elections as well as the future participation of the youth and all of civil society in securing that democratic promise.
The Republic of Armenia and its citizens find themselves in grave systemic crisis. The parliamentary polls held on May 6 have delivered a nationwide abyss deeper and more ominous than ever before.
On May 15 at noon, Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian will issue a post-election statement at Heritage Campaign Headquarters, 31-Moscovian Avenue, on the corner of Moscovian and Baghramyan Boulevard.
The Heritage Party stated today that while it regards the May 6 parliamentary election as substantially flawed, it will wait till it compares the numbers provided by the Central Electoral Commission with reports received from Heritage Party reps on local election committees before issuing its final assessment.
During a campaign stump through Ararat Marz, Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian asked residents, “What do you want; to remain in the past or to go forward to the future?”