Yerevan city vote: Prosperous Armenia holds rally in Liberty Square (videos, update 4)
Members of the Prosperous Armenia party (PAP) gathered Thursday evening in Yerevan's Liberty Square for a pre-election rally held as part of their campaign for the Yerevan city council.
The party’s leader, Gagik Tsarukyan, and the candidates listed on the PAP proportional representation ballots are expected to deliver speeches at the public gathering.
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Introducing their political team, PAP press secretary Tigran Urikhanyan said Prosperous Armenia is the political party whose leader enjoys love and trust among hundreds and thousands of people.
The leader of the party’s youth wing, Vahe Enfiajyan, noted further they want a prosperous Yerevan, the kind of city where unemployment is no longer a problem and which offers comfortable conditions to people, while maintaining contacts with other cities and towns around the world.
Vahe Babayan, another member of the party, said in his speech that the youth often leave country, not seeing the potentials that really exist. “We must stay in Yerevan to take care of this city with our team.”
The activist promised that the party will commit itself to creating jobs “matching people’s interests” in case of being elected to the city council.
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We promise to return Yerevan to its residents, says PAP member
In her speech, the secretary of the PAP faction in parliament, Naira Zohabyan said their party will spare no effort to return Yerevan to its residents.
“Together with you, we’ll stand for a moment to listen to the voice of our conscience [and ask if] we should live on living like this. It is impossible to keep living this way. We are losing a country,” she said, considering the April 5 election a decisive moment for the Yerevan residents.
Citing the latest findings by the National Statistical Service, the PAP lawmaker noted that Armenia’s has been estimated at 7.2%. “It means Armenia is the most rapidly developing country. So the question is how come that all migrate from the most rapidly developing state?” she said, considering the contrast between facts and figures an economic nonsense.
Zohrabyan said she expects May 5 to give the Yerevan residents a real chance to turn a over new leaf in the history of Armenia.
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We could be a mature state today, says PAP mayoral candidate
Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who is the top candidate on the PAP’s proportional representation ballot, said the past 20 years since gaining independence could have made Armenia a more mature country.
He said the major obstacle to democracy strengthening and welfare is the country’s failure to pursue the development path, rather than the existing economic monopolies and corruption.
Oskanian, a parliament member of Prosperous Armenia, noted that the new mayor, who will be elected on May 5, will have to fulfill the functions of a prime minister “capable of conducting independent economic policies” and offering a real counterbalance to solve the existing problems.
Oskanian promised that the party’s first task – in case of winning seats in the municipal council – will be the efforts to adopt new approaches to the city governance
The former minister said very little critical time has been left to implement reforms. “We lack not only alternatives but also time to make reforms,” he said, asking the crowd to trust their political force.
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I have moral obligation to my people – PAP leader
Addressing the crowd of voters, the Prosperous Armenia leader said their party will never disappoint Yerevan residents in case it takes charge of the city governance.
“I don’t have a moral obligation to anyone, except you, the people,” said the politician, promising to ensure the best protection to people in Yerevan.
“All problems are possible to solve; it is only necessary to have the right program and the right people who will know what they are doing and why,” he continued.
The PAP leader called upon the voters to forget about migration and think of joint efforts to rebuild the country.
He then stressed the importance of ensuring equal competition “to enable every person to work, create and take care of his or her family.”
He asked the people never to be afraid of those who try to intimidate them.
“Those who try to do that are the most cowardly and the weakest people; they fear for their own future,” he said, calling upon the crowd to take an active part in the voting and cast their ballots for the political force they trust most.
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