How HVK having more than 100 000 members gathered 60 000 votes (video)
For the first time in the last 20 years former Rule of Law (OEK) and present Armenian Revival Party (HVK) didn’t enter the National Assembly. “Four oligarchs from the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) gathered about 200 000 votes. It shows one thing that other resources were used. Also there may have been other inner problems, which we discuss and analyze,” Edgar Arakelyan, press secretary of Armenian Revival Party told “A1+”. Four powers, the HHK, Tsarukyan alliance, Yelk (Way out) alliance and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), entered the National Assembly. Edgar Arakelyan is surprised at the fact that people blame the authorities of their hard social-economic condition and migration, but the HHK received 55 percent of votes, “The number of the members of our party was much more, more than 100 000, but we gathered about 60 000 votes. We can say that today we have that number of partisans, as not to be bribed in case of so large financial resources and make such a choice is even heroic I can say,” noted Edgar Arakelyan. According to the lawmaker’s candidate Anahit Bakhshyan, the fraud, including electoral bribe, this time were beautifully wrapped with the veil of legality, in the face of different technical equipment, “People said that there could not see any alternative in the political forces, we do not trust them, for example, Free Democrats, for different reasons, and they gave the rest 8 percent to Yelk; the others took their AMD 10 000 and voted for the HHK.” The volumes of migration are increasing year by year, but the number of voters is also increasing, “It wasn’t a simple state crime, but a classic example of legitimating coup t’etat. Not only the electoral bribe was decisive in the elections, but also vote drawing. The slogan of HHK ‘Progress and security’ must be changed to regress and we will soon see its reflection in our life,” says Susanna Muradyan, member of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian alliance. Except Armenian National Congress-People’s Party of Armenia (Congress-HZhK), no other political force has started post-election process. This political force has applied to the Central Electoral Commission and the Constitutional Court to recognize the results of the election invalid, taking into account breaches. Other powers are getting ready for elections of Yerevan Council of Elders. April 9 is the deadline for submission of bids. As of now only Yelk has submitted an application for the participation in May 14 elections. “Together with those young people we can do much. Frankly speaking, Free Democrats are not holding any discussions, I went to the headquarters and I was told that I would be informed. But I don’t know still now. Two days are left and yesterday I decided that I want to work,” says Anahit Bakhshyan. Yelk alliance has made three proposals for cooperation in elections of Council of Elders also to Zaruni Postanjyan, but she refused. Mrs Postanjyan herself announced that her party “Yerkir Tsirani” is inclined to take part in elections of Council of Elders and she will head the list.
