ArmInfo.When the opposition raises the question of the failure of the Armenian authorities to fulfill certain provisions of election promises, the question arises of the opposition itself fulfilling the promises it made to voters. Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan told reporters about this on June 10.
According to him, only the faces change in the leadership of the opposition movements, but the agenda remains the same - revenge to return the loot over many years. < I have just one question: has the opposition fulfilled at least 1% of its promises? I can say with a greater degree of confidence that we are talking about zero indicators of these promises," Simonyan said.
The speaker expressed categorical disagreement with the prevailing opinion that the country is falling apart. "Is your salary increasing? Is the economic growth rate increasing? Did we have more victims than before 2020? We have been in power since 2018, and we have not avoided responsibility. But when they are talking about the collapse of the state, I would like to ask: where exactly is this happening?"noted the head of the parliament, calling for people to go to Saryan Street, where you can see a large number of tourists," emphasized the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
He once again justified the actions of the police against participants in the protest movement. According to the speaker, law enforcement officers faced unprecedented cases of provocations, showing patience and composure. Even when the leader of the "Tavush for Peace" movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, not being a member of the National Assembly and being a citizen of Canada, goes all out on the police, law enforcement officers show restraint.
Simonyan once again noted that in the past it was impossible to form power through legal means, when bribes were distributed and the elections themselves were falsified. Currently, elections in the country are conducted transparently and fairly, as evidenced by assessments by international structures. Democratic values have become the main guarantee of Armenia's success, and today the country is in a more advanced position than many EU candidate states.
Simonyan noted that the opposition can and probably should hold protest rallies, which is quite understandable and normal, but the main judge is the people.
, namely the people of the Republic of Armenia. If the people have something to tell us, we are in constant contact with them. If they are dissatisfied with us, then in two years they will vote for the force they prefer," said the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
