Sharmazanov to Ter-Petrosyan: Parliamentary elections are the best  indicator of Armenia`s democratic development

ArmInfo.The April 2 parliamentary elections are the best indicator that Armenia is  following democratic development. Edward Sharmazanov, the vice  speaker of the Armenian Parliament and the Press Secretary of the  ruling Republican Party of Armenia, said this in a conversation with  the correspondent of ArmInfo commenting on the criticism of the first  president and leader of the "Congress-PPA" Levon Ter-Petrosyan  regarding the elections.

"The best evidence that Armenia is moving along the path of  democratic development is the last elections, during which new and  modern technical means were introduced. Moreover, none of the  international organizations implementing control questioned the  results of the elections," he said.

The first president and leader of the "Congress-PPA" bloc, Levon  Ter-Petrosyan, said that the results of the elections were seriously  influenced by pre-electoral bribes, which, in his opinion, were of a  massive nature.  At the same time, the politician believes that it is  not right to blame citizens for the electoral fraud. The authorities  are to be blamed for everything," he said.

"Citizens in the country live in the status of serfs, which  involuntarily helps the authorities to be reelected after every  elections. Needing a piece of bread, mired in debts and loans, a  citizen cannot resist the temptation of bribing, no matter how  principled he is," the politician stressed.

To note, the bloc of the "Congress-PPA" appealed to the CEC for  invalidating the results of the elections, because in his opinion,  there were various violations, including the mass distribution of  bribes. The CEC considered the relevant statement of the bloc, but  denied its satisfaction for lack of evidence of electoral fraud.