Armenian Renaissance Party calls for unity
Statement by Armenian Renaissance Party (HVK) Armenian Renaissance Party has always defended the thesis that the active and successful participation in the local elections is an important condition for every political force not only for checking their own powers but also showing more serious results in the future nationwide elections. Based on the abovementioned principle, the Armenian Renaissance Party actively participated in the local elections of September 18 and October 2 in 2016, showing significant results not only in the major cities but also in the rural communities. Particularly, the Armenian Renaissance Party showed stable third place both in Vanadzor and Gyumri, the candidates of Armenian Renaissance Party, also those whom the HVK supported won in more than 50 communities as well as more than 200 members of Council of Elders from HVK in the whole republic. Summing up the results of the elections and comparing the indices of other political forces, the party records that with the local elections’ results the HVK showed stable third place at national level leaving behind the other political forces. Armenian Renaissance Party announces that the abovementioned results have been recorded thanks to stubborn, hard struggle and persistent work as during the entire election process numerous cases of electoral violations were found out, starting from election bribes to transferring people to the polling stations by microbuses and if not the use of administrative levers, the black propaganda against our candidates and the impudent insinuations, we are sure the results would be more significant. Anyway, Armenian Renaissance Party by its own experience showed that with the help of united and principled struggle it is possible “to move the cart”, therefore we reaffirm our position once again that the disjoined and fragmentary struggle can affect the success of future nationwide struggle, so hereafter we need wider social-political mobilization, wide consolidation of fighting forces. So we again call on the political forces, units and individuals who are concerned about the prospect of Armenia’s development to put aside their narrow political ambitions and taking into account the current opportunities and realities make real steps towards the consolidation, and start a united struggle for the sake of Armenia’s rebirth development.
