“Power change is not impossible”
Leader of the People's Party of Armenia (HzhK) Stepan Demirchyan says Armenia's interior and exterior problems are resulted by lack of justice inside the country.
"Why shouldn't our citizens be allowed to stroll freely at Liberty Square?" Mr. Demirchyan said regarding the recent confrontation between opposition supporters and riot police at the square.
"It seems that the authorities have nothing else to do but blocking opposition's entry to the square. The authorities pressurized opposition activities violently removing them from the square. We condemn the incident and call on the authorities to release journalist Ani Gevorgyan and the two other opposition activists detained after the clashes," said the HZhK leader.
Mr. Demirtchyan reminded the Armenian leadership that opposition would continue rallying people unless the last political prisoner was set free, and the authorities held free and fair elections in the country.
Stepan Demirchyan is astonished at people finding pleasure in the authorities' failures.
"When the opposition fails it means the country is on the brink of downfall. If authorities do not aim to take the path of free and fair elections they must be forced to do it by the public. Sooner or later people will succeed in their efforts. They cannot fail for ever. Power change is not impossible. We do not want Armenia to follow the example of Kyrgyzstan. We want a change of power by traditional methods."
President Serzh Sargsyan yesterday announced in Rostov-on-Don that Armenia's political sphere is stabilising and anti-corruption programs proved effective.
Commenting on the president's speech Mr. Demirtchyan said: "It is needless to speak about stability. You can only talk about apathy, depression and demoralization. But by and large, our society has not resigned and will not tolerate injustice and violence. Undoubtedly, the struggle will yield fruit. Today we witness increase in social tensions, polarization and emigration. This is the real picture of Armenia."
