Politics

Has the number of participants been decided?

27.11.2005

“The bad thing is that many people can’t even measure the steps that they take. There was a political party that claimed to ‘propagandize and vote “for” the constitution, but then told the people to come and see what will happen if there are out of turn elections?’ The people claiming this had announced it …

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The authorities will get a brain tumor from the boycott

27.11.2005

-Mr. Sargsyan, what can you say about the whole process of passing constitutional amendments? What is your opinion about the draft? -First and foremost, the referendum for the constitutional amendments is based on illegalities. I don’t mean the Kocharyan’s illegitimacy, which is so evident, and the National Assembly’s lack of legitimacy. Some can even debate …

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Where will the referendum’s destiny be decided?

27.11.2005

There are three days left until the constitutional amendments referendum and the protagonists of the political field have already made clear decisions. As to how clear the reasons are for those decisions, that is a different story. We understand why the president and the authorities are striving to pass the constitutional amendments. We understand why …

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Almost a historical event

27.11.2005

With the invitation of His Holiness and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, chief rabbi Yona Metsger and his Israeli delegation visited Armenia on Tuesday. They went to the Genocide museum, planted a tree and placed a bouquet near the monument dedicated to the victims of the Genocide. After touring the museum and lighting a …

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Backing Geghamyan

23.11.2005

Recently it was said that Hovik Abrahamyan got a hall in Armavir for Artashes Geghamyan to organize a meeting and campaign for “no”. In response to our question concerning this Mr. Geghamyan answered: “I know that recently Alexan Karapetyan and Koryun Arakelyan told the coalition leaders in the National Assembly that they had announced that …

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Either in 2006, or never

23.11.2005

Recently representative of Belgium in the OSCE delegation and senator Pier Shevalie said during their visit to Baku: “The conflict of Karabakh will be solved either in 2006, or never”. According to him the EU, European Council and OSCE were going to do their best to support the regulation of this conflict. According to Mr. …

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Give the money back!

23.11.2005

Once again the “AR” TV network will stop broadcasting their programs for 18-20 days. They have announced officially that the reason is due to some technical problems. But a lot of people say that the reason is political. It is worth to mention that these kinds of things happened in 2004 too. Before closing the …

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It is time for the US to bring up facts

23.11.2005

Recently Senator John Ensin and Richard Durbin presented a formula to the Senate and its adoption would approve the fact of the Armenian Genocide. “It is time for the US to bring up the true historical facts, which were brought up even by US ambassador in Ottoman Turkey Henri Morganton and US president Ronald Reagan”, …

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It was me, me and me…

23.11.2005

Hayrikyan thinks that he is the leader of our national movement: “I was the main organizer of our national movement for the state. I have been the leader of those people that now live and carry out their activities for freedom since 1968”, said Mr. Hairikyan and then added that Andranik Margaryan was arrested and …

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Petitioning people to protest

23.11.2005

On November 25 head of “Heritage” political party Raffi Hovhannisyan calls everyone to the Freedom Square to have a public meeting. With this action he wants to take the first preparatory steps for the oppositional public meeting on November 27. “The authorities that back killers and thieves and are backed by them too have decided …

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