L.Zurabyan “HAK will check authorities’ vision"
Authorities' pledges to provide equal footing for the opposition and coalition in the information field have not been met till now. None of the Armenian TV companies agreed to televise a video notifying of the opposition's rally due at Yerevan's Liberty Square on August 2.
"This testifies to authorities' fear. They understand that their concessions are directly proportional to rally participants and fear that the number of ralliers may double despite the heat," said the coordinator of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK), Levon Zurabyan.
He says the decision to refuse airtime to the HAK came from the presidential residence.
"All decisions are made by Serzh Sargsyan. This shows that the authorities do not take the dialogue seriously and are simply playing for time to reduce tension and weaken the HAK. They should understand that all these tricks are doomed to failure," he said.
All HAK members have had meetings with Yerevan citizens in the last week.
"The meetings were held in yards. I am confident that numerous people will attend our rallies and we shall have our demands met by the authorities. "
The HAK coordinator says their struggle is entering a new stage. "We should increase pressure on authorities to force them to new concessions. To this end, we should check their strategic vision to see whether our authorities can calculate what is awaiting them in autumn. We shall make them understand that it is better to make concessions in peaceful conditions."
Zurabyan says there is no alternative to snap elections.
"If things remain the same, we shall soon witness a social explosion," he said advising Serzh Sargsyan to tender his resignation till September.
At tomorrow's rally HAK leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan will dwell on Armenia's home political developments and HAK's future steps.
August 1 marks the third anniversary the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK).
"HAK dispelled all forecasts that the opposition bloc will disband after the elections. HAK has become the power that dictates the political agenda in Armenia," said the HAK coordinator.
