Amnestied oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan speaks at ANC rally

Amnestied oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan speaks at ANC rally
 May 31, 2011 - 19:39 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - No closed roads will be able to prevent today’s rally, Armenian National Movement (ANM) administration board chairman stressed.

As Aram Manukyan stated during Armenian National Congress rally, the authorities blocked the roads to Yerevan to prevent opposition supporters from participating in the demonstration.

Manukyan characterized recent events as a serious step on the way to democracy.

The amnestied editor-in-chief of Haykakakan Zhamanak daily Nikol Pashinyan also spoke at the rally, noting that ANC is launching a political process for snap presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Armenia.

As he stressed, snap elections are the only way to restore Armenain people’s trust for their authorities.

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Armenian National Congress

Before elections of 19 February 2008 around the presidential candidate, Levon Ter-Petrossian, the first Armenian President, an alliance of more than 20 political parties and initiatives formed the all-national movement. On May 2, 2008 at the 2nd Congress of all-national movement Levon Ter-Petrossian put forward the idea of establishing the Armenian National Congress. On August 1, 2008 during a rally the Armenian National Congress was formally established.\r\n\r\nAmong the basic requirements of ANC are the release of political prisoners, restoration of the constitutional rights of citizens and the holding of early elections.

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