Presidential Elections 2008 In Armenia March 1

[Nané]

I so wish someone could wave a magic wand and transfer Armenia back to 1991-1992 (just for a few hours … not too long) and give everyone a taste of what’s waiting for them. And maybe an hour or so of February, 1998 … when everybody was yelling “LEVON HERATRIS … LEVON HERATSIR.”

 

Նա, ով մոռանում է անցյալի սխալները … անխուսափելիորեն կրկնում է նույն սխալները:

 

Չմոռանանք Լևոնի օրոք կատարվող թալանը, սպանությունները, սովը, մասայական արտագաղթը:

 

Լևոնի օրոք չծլեցի՞ն Դոդի Գագոն, Լֆիկ Սամոն, Լեդի Հակոբը:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր Վանոն իր ոճրագործությունները իրականացնում:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր էլեկտրականությունը ծախվում օտարներին (մինչ ժողովուրդը խարխափում և հոգեպես մեռնում էր մթան մեջ):

Լևոնի օրո՞ք չդատարկվեցին Հայաստանի գործարանները:

Լևոնը չէ՞ր լկտիաբար հեռուստացույցով հայտարարում «Ասում են մարդիք սովից մեռնում են փողոցներում: Ո՞ւր է, ես փողոցներում մեռած մարդ չեմ տեսնում:»

 

Ես փորձում եմ հասկանալ թե ինչի վրա են հույսները դրել Լևոնականները:

Թե գործ անող էր թող աներ իր նախագահական տարիներին: Քի՞չ գումար էր մտնում Հայաստան այդ ժամանակ: Հիմա ի՞նչ է փոխվել, որ Լևոնը ոմանց համար դարձել է – կիսաստված: Ոմանք ասում են «Հասկացել է իր սխալները»: Այդ պատասխանի պրիմիտիվությունե մեկ կողմ թողնենք: Չ՞է որ կան սխալներ որ ներման ենթակա չէն – հատկապես երբ հարցը վերաբերվում է ազգի ժակատագրին:

 

Ռոբերք Քոչարյանն ու Սերժ Սարգսյան էլ ունեն իրենց սխալները բայց դրանք անհամեմատելի են այն ամենի հետ ինչ կատարվեց Հայաստանում 1991-1998 թվերին:

Edited February 22, 2008 by Sulamita

[Harut]

nuyn kghkghanq@ tarber tverin...

 

 

ba es mard@ "paxats" cher?

[Aray]

Some people here talk about, post and promote Western sponsored media reports without realizing that it is not in Western interest to see a strong Armenia. West will do everything to destabilize Armenia and put her on the knees like Georgia, so we will depend on them and Turks. This is truly sad that Levon has this many supporters. Short memory it is Sulamita jan.

 

I so wish someone could wave a magic wand and transfer Armenia back to 1991-1992 (just for a few hours … not too long) and give everyone a taste of what’s waiting for them. And maybe an hour or so of February, 1998 … when everybody was yelling “LEVON HERATRIS … LEVON HERATSIR.”

 

Նա, ով մոռանում է անցյալի սխալները … անխուսափելիորեն կրկնում է նույն սխալները:

 

Չմոռանանք Լևոնի օրոք կատարվող թալանը, սպանությունները, սովը, մասայական արտագաղթը:

 

Լևոնի օրոք չծլեցի՞ն Դոդի Գագոն, Լֆիկ Սամոն, Լեդի Հակոբը:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր Վանոն իր ոճրագործությունները իրականացնում:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր էլեկտրականությունը ծախվում օտարներին (մինչ ժողովուրդը խարխափում և հոգեպես մեռնում էր մթան մեջ):

Լևոնի օրո՞ք չդատարկվեցին Հայաստանի գործարանները:

Լևոնը չէ՞ր լկտիաբար հեռուստացույցով հայտարարում «Ասում են մարդիք սովից մեռնում են փողոցներում: Ո՞ւր է, ես փողոցներում մեռած մարդ չեմ տեսնում:»

 

Ես փորձում եմ հասկանալ թե ինչի վրա են հույսները դրել Լևոնականները:

Թե գործ անող էր թող աներ իր նախագահական տարիներին: Քի՞չ գումար էր մտնում Հայաստան այդ ժամանակ: Հիմա ի՞նչ է փոխվել, որ Լևոնը ոմանց համար դարձել է – կիսաստված: Ոմանք ասում են «Հասկացել է իր սխալները»: Այդ պատասխանի պրիմիտիվությունե մեկ կողմ թողնենք: Չ՞է որ կան սխալներ որ ներման ենթակա չէն – հատկապես երբ հարցը վերաբերվում է ազգի ժակատագրին:

 

Ռոբերք Քոչարյանն ու Սերժ Սարգսյան էլ ունեն իրենց սխալները բայց դրանք անհամեմատելի են այն ամենի հետ ինչ կատարվեց Հայաստանում 1991-1998 թվերին:

 

[Anoushik]

Does the international news say how Erevan is blockated? No transporation goes in and out to Erevan, people can't even get to work. Taxi companies refuse to pick up people from near by towns and bring them to Erevan... the police stops every car, if they see more then 1 person in the car, they ask them to leave back... this is just getting so rediculous...

That's not true. My aunt is a professor of Russian languages in Yerevan and once a week she lectures in Gyumri. She hasn't had any problems going to Gyumri and getting back. Will you please stop listening to propaganda lies?

[Anoushik]

Ռոբերք Քոչարյանն ու Սերժ Սարգսյան էլ ունեն իրենց սխալները բայց դրանք անհամեմատելի են այն ամենի հետ ինչ կատարվեց Հայաստանում 1991-1998 թվերին: [/size]

Exactly. Who are the supporters of Levon? It seems that people who left Armenia 20 years ago support him and continue to repeat the lies that everyone wants Levon back, while it couldn't be further from the truth! And those who were in Armenia during those horrible years are the only ones who truly know the reality. Ashot and Movses, there are many, many Armenians in the diaspora and in this forum who don't support Levon. And clearly the election results show that in Armenians in Armenia didn't want Levon back. Why can't you accept that?

[elle]

Everything I've been saying about Levon all this time. The fact is that Serj won the election...even if there was a fraud. Most of the frauds was on Levon's part. There's a big gap between the amount of votes that Serj gained and what Levon ended up with. Serj would have won the election anyways....even if Levon gained 35+% of the votes. I spoke to my relatives in Armenia and asked them if the recent post-election campaign of Levon (to destabilize things) will have any effect on the elections and they said "che ha, Levoin ova bani tex dnum"...Let's not forget that all the people we see in the clip who are following Levon in protests, they're all intentionally gathered from every single part of Armenia...Very few of them are from Yerevan probably.

 

Levon was a failure as a president in everyway possible. The ones who still support him today remind me of flock of sheep who follow Levon blindly by yelling "beeee-beeee-beee". As bad as this may sound, but I think that those people have no self-respect at all. They're supporting someone that shattered most of their lives in early 1990s.

 

Who ever supports Levon should realize that it was Levon who made our nation a nation of immigrants! Thank him for making peoples lives so miserable that most of the "head" of the country dispersed around the world! He's one hell of a president! People like that should be brough to justice.

 

 

I so wish someone could wave a magic wand and transfer Armenia back to 1991-1992 (just for a few hours … not too long) and give everyone a taste of what’s waiting for them. And maybe an hour or so of February, 1998 … when everybody was yelling “LEVON HERATRIS … LEVON HERATSIR.”

 

Նա, ով մոռանում է անցյալի սխալները … անխուսափելիորեն կրկնում է նույն սխալները:

 

Չմոռանանք Լևոնի օրոք կատարվող թալանը, սպանությունները, սովը, մասայական արտագաղթը:

 

Լևոնի օրոք չծլեցի՞ն Դոդի Գագոն, Լֆիկ Սամոն, Լեդի Հակոբը:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր Վանոն իր ոճրագործությունները իրականացնում:

Լևոնի օրոք չէ՞ր էլեկտրականությունը ծախվում օտարներին (մինչ ժողովուրդը խարխափում և հոգեպես մեռնում էր մթան մեջ):

Լևոնի օրո՞ք չդատարկվեցին Հայաստանի գործարանները:

Լևոնը չէ՞ր լկտիաբար հեռուստացույցով հայտարարում «Ասում են մարդիք սովից մեռնում են փողոցներում: Ո՞ւր է, ես փողոցներում մեռած մարդ չեմ տեսնում:»

 

Ես փորձում եմ հասկանալ թե ինչի վրա են հույսները դրել Լևոնականները:

Թե գործ անող էր թող աներ իր նախագահական տարիներին: Քի՞չ գումար էր մտնում Հայաստան այդ ժամանակ: Հիմա ի՞նչ է փոխվել, որ Լևոնը ոմանց համար դարձել է – կիսաստված: Ոմանք ասում են «Հասկացել է իր սխալները»: Այդ պատասխանի պրիմիտիվությունե մեկ կողմ թողնենք: Չ՞է որ կան սխալներ որ ներման ենթակա չէն – հատկապես երբ հարցը վերաբերվում է ազգի ժակատագրին:

 

Ռոբերք Քոչարյանն ու Սերժ Սարգսյան էլ ունեն իրենց սխալները բայց դրանք անհամեմատելի են այն ամենի հետ ինչ կատարվեց Հայաստանում 1991-1998 թվերին:

 

[Aray]

Exactly. Who are the supporters of Levon? It seems that people who left Armenia 20 years ago support him and continue to repeat the lies that everyone wants Levon back, while it couldn't be further from the truth! And those who were in Armenia during those horrible years are the only ones who truly know the reality. Ashot and Movses, there are many, many Armenians in the diaspora and in this forum who don't support Levon. And clearly the election results show that in Armenians in Armenia didn't want Levon back. Why can't you accept that?

 

In my opinion there are three main groups in Yerevan that support Levon:

1. Some Hayastantsiner that hate Artsaxtsiner. This group is simply jealous. And if Serzh and Robert were Aparantsi (or some other “tsi”), they would hate Aparantsiner. Unfortunately there are many low lives like this in Armenian.

2. Corrupt loosers that were in the clans of the LTP, Vano SIradeghyan and some others in power during LTP era. This people kept Armenia in poverty while they were making a fortune at expense of poor people. This is a large and very dangerous group. There are many of them (former nakharars, patgamavors, varchutyan peter …) and they are supported by their relatives, friends, bodyguard and other associates who depended on them.

3. Simply idiots that have short memory. They forgot how they were getting two hours of electricity a day, or waiting in the line for 5-6 hours to get the small bread, or were looking where to find something to burn to get worm for few hours a day. They forgot how their greedy government was keeping them cold, sick and hungry, so they would be as weak as possible to worry about how stay a live and not bother government while it was getting reach. I can’t believe that these idiots forgot the Levon’s New Years speech in mid 90s. He said: jhogovurd es gitem vor ais tari shat vat er, baits myus tari aveli vat petke lini. Ete sovats lineq ev dram chunenak vor hats arneq, dimek dzer harevannerin kam mek urishin vor partk aneq. Is this something that you can here from your president and go back to support him???? I know corruption exists now in Armenia, and it will not going to be close to Western standards very soon, bayts amen inchin chap ev sahman uni. Levon@ iren shunery het voch chap uner voch el sahman. And please, if you are representative of this group in this forum, don’t say that this all happened because of war. War was a factor, however people were kept in miserable condition intentionally to not raise the voice. And finally they forgot the most important factor: the treachery.

 

[Takoush]

Dear Aray,

 

Also the fact that Levon Der Pedrossian was being a loser by kissing the bottoms of the turks. I mean a great many people in the Diaspora were wondering whether HE WAS or WAS NOT for Armenia and Armenians. That bothered me a good deal.

 

I think Serge Sarkissian is a new breath, a new might and he may do well for Armenia!

 

 

 

Edited February 22, 2008 by Takoush

[KnightOfArmenia]

Dear Aray,

 

Also the fact that Levon Der Pedrossian was being a loser by kissing the bottoms of the turks. I mean a great many people in the Diaspora were wondering whether HE WAS or WAS NOT for Armenia and Armenians. That bothered me a good deal.

 

I think Serge Sarkissian is a new breath, a new might and he may do well for Armenia!

 

I still laugh at his blatant attempt to overthrow democracy when he banned the ARF after it had become the main opposition party. His supporters like to ignore that little bit, nowadays.

[Takoush]

I still laugh at his blatant attempt to overthrow democracy when he banned the ARF after it had become the main opposition party. His supporters like to ignore that little bit, nowadays.

Yeah that too Knight, you're right!!! How in the right mind he could have been afraid from ARF who initially put the Republic of Armenia on the map!!!!!!!!!

 

After all it was with the ARF's guidance and armaments and leadership that today we have an Armenia on the map!!!!! Also of course thanks to the Armenian people who had the guts and the brains to collaborate with ARF!!!!

[KnightOfArmenia]

No clue. I'm azgapasht, so it definitely made me growl. Still does.

[Takoush]

No clue. I'm azgapasht, so it definitely made me growl. Still does.

 

Good for you!!! And me too, I'm azgapasht too!!!!!! And you'll be happy to know that most most people in here are very much azgapashts too!!!! That's God's truth Knightof Armenia!!!!

 

[KnightOfArmenia]

Mm. That's the main reason I am quite happy LTP isn't and won't be president.

 

The naked thirst for power is quite disgusting to me, honestly. I'd be okay with Raffi Hovannisian being president - his father was one of my professors at UCLA - because he's an example of someone who left a comfortable Diasporan life and went back to the fatherland. We need people who are open and driven for the homeland. LTP's supporters are mainly Diasporans who left Armenia as soon as they could and have not gone back. My brother's aner and zonkach are entirely on his side, and discount literally any media that has ever spoken ill of him. ARF is "brainwashed," BBC is "a British propaganda tool," Reuters and AP are "saying Jewish lies," etc. etc. etc.

 

I have zero respect for a failed autocrat who sold energy to others while his people froze and tried to sell out his homeland for his personal gain.

[Harut]

Three International Observers walk into an election, see . . .

By John Hughes

ArmeniaNow editor

 

Any more it doesn't matter

Who's right or wrong

We've been injuring each other

For much too long

Kris Kristofferson – Nobody Wins

Let us thank God for the OSCE and the CIS and any other acronym-ed international observation missions who come here every five years to tell us that the blossom of freedom gets lovelier every season and that things are just sweet as pie here election-wise.

 

Bless them. They come. They observe. They write meaningless reports. They go home. Where would we be without them?

 

If you read the reports of the observers, here’s what you know about Tuesday’s voting process:

 

• There were a few technical glitches

• The counting process needs some improvement

 

If you believe what was reported on this website or on plenty others:

 

• Cash was paid for votes

• Proxies were temporarily kidnapped

• Proxies were beaten

• Ballot boxes were stuffed (Personal favorite: by “workers” changing a light bulb in one station)

• Soldiers were transported station to station to cast multiple votes

• Citizens’ votes were monitored by their employers

 

 

Not observers.

 

Are we talking about different elections? (“Oh, sorry. You asked about ARmEnia? We thought you said ROmAnia.”)

 

No. It does appear, though, that after banging their multi-lingual heads against the wall for so many years telling outsiders just how screwed up things really are with the voting process here, the OSCE et. al. have changed the definition of “international standards”.

 

For example: The individual incidents of wrongdoing, the CIS report said, could not influence the final outcome. Translation: Let the brass knuckles fly, so long as enough bodies are left standing to constitute a majority.

 

No doubt there are improvements since the first times international observers were coming here. Ballots are more distinct; votes are deposited in transparent boxes; passports are stamped to indicate that a voter has already voted. Good.

 

But to endorse what happened Tuesday, as these missions have, requires lowering the bar on the democratic process to a level that neither Armenia nor any other country should brag about clearing.

 

It appears that none of the observer missions brought mathematicians with them. Otherwise there surely would have been mention of the staggering display of civic duty exhibited here on Tuesday.

 

So great is the process here, that, according to figures from the Central Election Commission, a bit more than 70 percent of the voting populace did the deed. Incredible as it is to think that 7 out of 10 hold their duty so sacred, the CEC is being modest. Let us clarify:

 

About 2.3 million Armenians are registered to vote here. But: That number includes about 500,000 (according to various estimates) now abroad who, for the first time with this presidential election, were not allowed to vote. That brings the number down to about 1.8 million. According to the CEC, nearly 1.7 went to polls Tuesday.

 

There’s the headline friends: “94 Percent Turnout in Mid-winter to Perform Patriotic Act.” International standards my hiney, that’s galactic!

 

Its shortsighted slight of Armenia’s patriotism aside, the OSCE report was spot on with one observation:

 

“Armenian authorities made genuine efforts to address shortcomings noted in previous elections.”

 

For sure they did. Having seen the shortcomings of 2003 when their fraud was not sufficient to avoid a runoff, this time around the authorities secured their power in the first vote through stepped-up efforts.

 

The learning curve shortens. Give us five more years, and the whole voting deal will be streamlined into a nod or a show of hands.

 

“. . . there is need,” the OSCE report says “. . . to tackle such concerns as lack of public confidence in the electoral process . . .”

 

Yes indeed there is. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

http://www.armenianow.com/?action=viewArti...ng&IID=1175

[KnightOfArmenia]

See, here's the thing. A lot of this stuff is just... not true.

 

About 2.3 million Armenians are registered to vote here. But: That number includes about 500,000 (according to various estimates) now abroad who, for the first time with this presidential election, were not allowed to vote. That brings the number down to about 1.8 million. According to the CEC, nearly 1.7 went to polls Tuesday.

 

Did a search on every possible string of "armenia" "overseas" "voting" and nothing came up.

 

There’s the headline friends: “94 Percent Turnout in Mid-winter to Perform Patriotic Act.” International standards my hiney, that’s galactic!

 

Except the "headlines" are actually saying figures from 64-69%. So that's just not true, again.

 

“Armenian authorities made genuine efforts to address shortcomings noted in previous elections.”

 

For sure they did. Having seen the shortcomings of 2003 when their fraud was not sufficient to avoid a runoff, this time around the authorities secured their power in the first vote through stepped-up efforts.

 

The learning curve shortens. Give us five more years, and the whole voting deal will be streamlined into a nod or a show of hands.

 

“. . . there is need,” the OSCE report says “. . . to tackle such concerns as lack of public confidence in the electoral process . . .”

 

Yes indeed there is. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

http://www.armenianow.com/?action=viewArti...ng&IID=1175

 

Except that the allegations of widespread fraud is from the guy who literally tried to do widespread fraud and did it so openly that his minister was physically beaten by the enraged public and he was forced to resign his presidency shortly thereafter. The '96 elections were so monumentally fraudulent that every international organization claimed the elections were false - the fact that you're trying to hang that particular albatross around anyone's neck without including it on LTP's is either ignorant or dishonest.

 

EDIT: I'm sorry. The massively broken elections I was referring to was the '95 elections. When the ARF was banned after it became the main opposition party, international observers called the elections unfair, and despite widespread opposition and dissatisfaction, LTP's HHSh party and allied bloc somehow won 166 out of the available 190 seats of Parliament. The '96 elections were unfair too, literally JUST hitting the mark to avoid a runoff election, which was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Edited February 23, 2008 by KnightOfArmenia

[AVO]

Out of Armenia, something new?

 

Armenia's new president says he is ready to talk to Azerbaijan

 

ELECTIONS in former Soviet republics rarely yield surprises. The incumbent wins; the opposition cries foul; it takes to the streets. The presidential vote in Armenia on February 19th ran true to form. Serzh Sarkisian, the prime minister, won 53% of the vote, enough to avert a runoff with his main rival, Levon Ter-Petrossian, with 21%. Mr Ter-Petrossian, a former president, said Mr Sarkisian had stolen the vote even before ballots were counted. Independent observers talked of ballot stuffing and intimidation.

 

Yet, as thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Yerevan, monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe opined that the election was “mostly in line with the country's international commitments”, even though the vote count in 16% of stations was “bad or very bad”. That verdict makes it more unlikely that the opposition can overturn the result.

 

Assuming Mr Sarkisian does get the top job, he will have his work cut out. Small and landlocked, Armenia has been blockaded by Azerbaijan and Turkey since it won a vicious war in 1994 for possession of Nagorno-Artsax, a province of Soviet Azerbaijan that was mostly populated by Armenians. Russian troops patrol some of its borders and, though economic growth has been fuelled by a building boom and dollops of aid from America and the Armenian diaspora, much of the recent wealth is concentrated in the hands of oligarchs. Russia has a huge stake in the economy.

 

Like the outgoing president, Robert Kocharian, Mr Sarkisian is from Nagorno-Artsax. Both men were commanders in the war. But unlike his hawkish predecessor, Mr Sarkisian is “a pragmatist, a skilled manager, and receptive to new ideas,” argues Tigran Mkrtchyan, a foreign-policy expert in Yerevan. As defence minister, Mr Sarkisian oversaw Armenia's adhesion to a NATO scheme for former Soviet colonies. This week Mr Sarkisian told your correspondent he was ready to make peace with Azerbaijan so long as it was “an honourable one”. This might include ceding some of the conquered territories outside Nagorno-Artsax. On Turkey, he struck a more hawkish note, calling Turkey's pre-conditions for establishing diplomatic ties “unacceptable”. Yet long-stalled unofficial talks between the two countries are expected to resume once Mr Sarkisian takes over.

 

What transpires between Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan is not up to Mr Sarkisian alone. Clearing the government of corruption is. One test will be the number of allegedly crooked ministers he boots out of the cabinet. Should he flunk this, Mr Ter-Petrossian's talk of “criminal rule” will ring ever more true.

 

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/disp...ory_id=10737743

Edited February 23, 2008 by AVO

[Ashot]

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A few thousands of Serzh Sargsyan’s supporters, the prime minister of Armenia, are moving towards Yerevan- the capital of the republic from the regions of Armenia. The information is reported from IA REGNUM with reference to the source in the Police of Armenia. The source refused to mention the exact number of the people who are intended to defend their votes in favor of the candidate on behalf of the authorities. It is worth mentioning that pursuant to the data of the CEC of Armenia, S. Sargsyan gained a victory in the first round of the presidential elections of the 19th of February. As it was reported in the Police the biggest number of the prime minister’s supporters is moving towards the capital from Ararat valley. Meanwhile Yerevan is presently enveloped in the manifestations of the opposition’s supporters which are headed by the first president of the country, Levon Ter-Petrosyan. In this connection the possibility of collisions is not excluded.

 

This is just great - as I said - the authority leaders and the oposition leaders will not suffer, only our poor people...

[MosJan]

es lav chi

 

hech lav chi

 

hima sranq het en nstelu nayev te joghovurd@ vontsa irar dem helnum ???

[Ashot]

Ba im asatsnel hents eta Mos jan...

[Nané]

One more thing... everything that happened during the recent elections and aftwards also happened in 1996 when Levon was "elected" for a 2nd term.

[AVO]

Thats not all, there is a third group that is forming that is against both. I really hope that all ends well.

[Ashot]

It will AVO jan!!!

[Ashot]

Members of the Republican Party and the Prosperous Armenia Party issue a joint statement

 

Members of the Republican Party of Armenia and the Prosperous Armenia Party made a statement on the presidential elections of February 19.

 

Press Service of the Republican Party informed that according to the preliminary data of RA Central Electoral Commission, leader of the Republican Party of Armenia, RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan has been elected President of Armenia. The international observers from PACE, OSCE PA, European Parliament, CIS PA, OSCE/ODIHR fixed a considerable progress as compared with the past election and assessed the presidential election as the ones meeting the international standards. The law enforcement agencies quickly responded to the violations fixed during the election, however, these violations do not cast a shadow on the election results as deficiencies occur during any election and in any country. We are sure that the authors of these violations will be revealed for sure regardless of what party they represent.

 

The parliamentarians also emphasized that refusal of a number of persons to recognize their defeat is unacceptable for them. As a result, they try to seed hatred in the society and address indecent expressions to those who do not obey and do not support them. In particular, both ordinary citizens and Catholicos of All Armenians have become the object of their assaults. "We are sure that the law enforcement agencies will respond to disorders and the violence", the deputies emphasized. They thanked the compatriots for an unprecedented activeness in the election and congratulated the people on holding of the best election in the history of the independent Armenian state. The MPs assured that they will do their best for the new stage in the country's history to become a period of love, fairness and all-national solidarity.

 

The statement was signed by all the parliamentarians of the above-indicated factions.

 

Public Radio of Armenia

[AVO]

Catholicos@ xosatsela, te Serjna mejtex berum. Levoni xoskeri vra.

[Ashot]

His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, participated in the presidential elections today, casting his vote at polling station #19/11 in Etchmoadzin.

 

“We wish these elections to be calm and peaceful. We want every Armenian to participate in the elections with the high comprehension of responsibility before the God and our people for this election to be a new achievement in our people’s life. We know there are no losers in national achievements, in the victories of the nation, we know that we all are winners, everyone is a winner. Let our life be blessed with progress, achievements and prosperity. Let our people’s life be blessed with the love for God and for each other,” His Holiness told reporters.

 

Note: so far this has been the only statement by Garegin II... I haven't seen anything new yet!!!

 

Edit: enough is enough, time for us to take our steps as well!!!

Edited February 25, 2008 by Ashot