ANC has not become a powerful force, as shown by Yerevan Council elections

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Heritage" is going to declare its position regarding May 31 municipal elections. The party finds that the only difference in comparison with previous elections is that falsifications escalated to a new level, focusing on qualitative vs. quantitative criteria, "Heritage" parliamentary faction's secretary Armen Martirosyan said.



According to the MP, activeness in Yerevan Council elections was less in comparison with last year's presidential elections when 80% of citizens participated in voting. And ANC's calculations that 52% of voters went to polling stations and cast their vote is untrue. "We can say for sure that the major part of pro-opposition electorate was passive." Martirosyan said, noting at the same time that despite electoral wrongdoings, 40% of citizens participated in elections.



It is always possible to attain serious results and even hold victory if the campaign policy is based on serious and impartial assessments, Heritage parliamentarian finds. Otherwise, he says, every other election in Armenia will be similar to the ones held previously.



As noted by Heritage faction MP Zaruhi Postandjyan, "The pro-opposition force which aspired for victory in municipal elections, does not actually enjoy trust in public at present."



Anyone aspiring for a mandate, should always keep direct contact with people and work regularly, she said. Recalling March 1, 2008 developments, Ms. Postandjyan also added, "Even if ex-President had been under home arrest, he ought to have appeared in public."



These elections, according to Postandjyan, should push ANC to serious conclusions. Running for elections in obsolete formats and with obsolete list of candidates was the principal cause of their defeat, she noted.