Azerbaijan, Baku, 20 February /corr. Trend I.Alizade / The presidential elections in Armenia showed that the people who established their policy and political career on the basis of military crimes do not intend to transfer power to other forces in a democratic way.
"Serious falsification took place during the elections. Currently the forces holding the government protect and hold power, creating falsifications and violence," the Chairman of Azerbaijan Democratic Party, MP Asim Mollazade, reported to Trend on 20 February, commenting on the results of the presidential elections in Armenia.
The presidential elections took place in Armenia on 19 February. According to information from the Central Election Commission of Armenia, 1,641,672 voters or 69.25% of citizens participated in the elections.
According to the information, the Prime Minister Serj Sarkisyan, who gained 812,492 votes leads the elections. The first President of Armenia, Levon Ter Petrosyan, gained 382,371 votes, the former Chairman of Parliament, Artur Bagdasaryan - 256,686, the candidate from Dashnakstun Party, Vaan Ovanisyan - 94,896, Chairman of the National Democratic Union, Vazgen Manukyan, - 19,446.
The former President of Armenia, Levon Ter Petrosyan, said that the government falsified the results of the election in favor of the Prime Minister Serj Sarkisyan.
"It is impossible to change the results of the elections through street and mass demonstrations. Government forces will not allow mass demonstrations to be held and will apply force," Mollazahe said.
He considers that after the Prime Minister Serj Sarkisyan is president, he will continue the current foreign-political way and Armenia will remain Russia's 'outpost' in the South Caucasus.
According to the MP, Sarkisyan will have neither a negative nor positive influence on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. " Armenia will continue its course of imitation of peaceful talks," Mollazade said.
