Today, during the Armenian National Congress (ANC) rally in Masis, Levon Ter-Petrossian, the Congress leader, noted that during the previous election they had been in Masis and Ejmiadzin at the end of the election campaign, “During the 2008 election campaign, Masis and Ejmiadzin were the most crowded. What is the reason today? It is not fear. They were more afraid in 2008. The majority of the active population has left Armenia during the past four years.”
According to the first president, this government enjoys the support of the international community, “The West needs such a thievish government as Serzh Sargsyan, because it is easier
to govern them. This government is not independent; it is dependent on external forces. What government could agree on establishing a commission of Armenian and Turkish historians that would find out whether there had been genocide or not? Moreover, Serzh Sargsyan gave that promise to them in 2007, it is in WikiLeaks cables, we saw it. Serzh Sargsyan had promised them before the election to agree to Madrid Principles of settling the Karabakh conflict. Do you know what it is? It is the document which I vetoed in 1996, regardless of huge pressure. At least, at that time Karabakh was a party to the conflict, its position was decisive. They convinced Robert Kocharyan that there was no need for Karabakh to be a party to the conflict and they kicked Karabakh out. Now they promise again that they must necessarily involve Karabakh in the negotiation process. What involvement are they talking about? Karabakh has a mandate, the Budapest Summit gave a mandate to it, you must struggle to return that mandate. This is disability. Now they have come and ask votes from you again.”
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Talking about election fraud, Levon Ter-Petrossian assured that “handing out 5-10 thousand AMD, do you know how much money they steal from you in the process? These thick-necks steal $5 billion from you every year. I am not afraid to say that the President with all his ministers, governors and Cabinet are all thieves and bandits.”
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
