ANC party declares 3 main principles ahead of City Council polls

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) party held its first rally in Yerevan’s Liberty Square on Tuesday, April 30, with ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian and candidates running for Yerevan City Council elections participating.

At the rally, an ANC candidate for Yerevan City Council Vladimir Karapetyan expressed confidence that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia won't gain enough votes at the elections. He further slammed RPA candidate Taron Margaryan for avoiding debates and interaction with media.

Despite the rally being dedicated to the oncoming elections into Yerevan City Council, Ter-Petrossian opened his speech by summing up the results of recent events. ANC leader slammed the February 18 presidential poll as rigged, criticizing the international community and observers for turning a blind eye to electoral violations.

Ter-Petrossian further characterized the City Council elections as the 'most important political issue,' however, noting that opposition forces failed to unite ahead of polls.

As stressed, during electoral campaign, ANC will adhere to 3 main principles: the party will only criticize RPA and Orinats Yerkir coalition, it won't promote negative propaganda of other opposition forces and it won't hinder formation of an opposition bloc inside the City Council following the elections.

In conclusion, he urged opposition forces and social organizations to cooperate.