“Levon Ter Petrosyan did not blow the whistle on anyone”
The opposition forces should not be afraid of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), as the latter's main target are the authorities. This is logical, fair and necessary," says Zoya Tadevosyan, who is second on the HAK list for the May 5 municipal election in Yerevan.
She says the speech of Armenia's first President and leader of the HAK opposition bloc, Levon Ter Petrosyan, at Saturday's founding congress of the HAK Party was not an attempt ‘to blow the whistle on anyone;" it was a political assessment.
"The people the assessment was addressed to should sober up and learn lessons," says Zoya Tadevosyan.
Vahagn Khachatryan, who leads HAK's list in the upcoming municipal election, agrees with his teammate and says HAK has no problems with the other opposition forces. The criticism is directed against Serzh Sargsyan and the party he leads -the Republican Party of Armenia (HAK).
"The only people guilty of the current situation are the acting authorities and the present system and there cannot be second or third targets.HAK does not seek to hinder the other opposition forces participating in the race. We want them to understand clearly that we are on their side," he said.
The municipal election was largely viewed as another opportunity for the opposition forces to consolidate around one candidate. HAK members are convinced that the opposition forces will unite one day- if not in the May 5 election, at least in the future.
"The political consciousness will develop among us and if it is not done by our generation, it will be done by next generations," said Zoya Tadevosyan.
