Sharmazanov to Ter-Petrosyan: Parliamentary elections are the best indicator of Armenia`s democratic development
ArmInfo.The April 2 parliamentary elections are the best indicator that Armenia is
following democratic development. Edward Sharmazanov, the vice
speaker of the Armenian Parliament and the Press Secretary of the
ruling Republican Party of Armenia, said this in a conversation with
the correspondent of ArmInfo commenting on the criticism of the first
president and leader of the "Congress-PPA" Levon Ter-Petrosyan
regarding the elections.
"The best evidence that Armenia is moving along the path of
democratic development is the last elections, during which new and
modern technical means were introduced. Moreover, none of the
international organizations implementing control questioned the
results of the elections," he said.
The first president and leader of the "Congress-PPA" bloc, Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, said that the results of the elections were seriously
influenced by pre-electoral bribes, which, in his opinion, were of a
massive nature. At the same time, the politician believes that it is
not right to blame citizens for the electoral fraud. The authorities
are to be blamed for everything," he said.
"Citizens in the country live in the status of serfs, which
involuntarily helps the authorities to be reelected after every
elections. Needing a piece of bread, mired in debts and loans, a
citizen cannot resist the temptation of bribing, no matter how
principled he is," the politician stressed.
To note, the bloc of the "Congress-PPA" appealed to the CEC for
invalidating the results of the elections, because in his opinion,
there were various violations, including the mass distribution of
bribes. The CEC considered the relevant statement of the bloc, but
denied its satisfaction for lack of evidence of electoral fraud.