“PEOPLE HAVE DEFEATED THE FOUL”
Support A1+!Today Levon Ter-Petrossian stated at Liberty Square that in reality people have defeated the foul of the nation. He says an unprecedented “Tatar-Mongol violence” was used against people during the presidential election. Levon Ter-Petrossian cited an example. After a vote recount in 40 out of 1923 polling stations 10 thousand votes were added to Serzh Sarkissian’s tally. Levon Ter-Petrossian’s votes were reduced by 7000 and those of Arthur Baghdasarian by 5000. In terms of 400 polling stations Serzh Sarkissian turns out to have got 40 percent at best. In terms of 1000 polling stations Serzh Sarkissian turns out to rank the fourth by his percentage. Levon Ter-Petrossian states he has got most votes, 65 percent. Arthur Baghdasarian is the second, followed by Vahan Hovanissian.
According to Levon Ter-Petrossian the observers’ conclusion in reality is highly critical and reflects the violence reported during the election. However, they merely drew a conclusion; they did not make a political assessment. Observers are cultured people who are committed to the international standards, but when the Armenian elections are measured by European standards, the recent election is a real profanation of those standards.
Today, Armenia’s authorities care for two things. On the one hand, they want to crush the mobilization of people and on the other hand, they won’t let the system crack. The government cannot solve these two problems because the mobilization of people is becoming stronger.
Levon Ter-Petrossian stated that the Karabakh veterans are beside people, and the news that the Yerkrapahs are hesitating is just more misinformation of the government and nothing of the kind can happen. More and more Yerkrapahs are coming from the regions to join the movement.
