… That party, called “Republican,” that hasn’t even been able to provide basic underwear to the army soldier doesn’t have the right to sound like it is really ‘worried’ about the Army. Party leaders are talking about traditional values saying… “If you are concerned about the traditional values, vote for the Republican Party.” … There was no greater discrediting of traditional values than during their years in power!
They say: “If you are concerned about the values of the Armenian Apostolic Church… .” The Armenian Apostolic Church has never been discredited more than during the years of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia because Serzh Sargsyan and his team have made the church a lackey of the ruling authorities.
And yes, I say: “One of the most damaged institutions during their years in power is the (Armenian Apostolic) church, because the corrupt government has done everything to make the church a tool in the hands of the government, and they have been somewhat successful.
Now we want the church to be dignified, to be decent, to have a great reputation among the people and we will achieve it. Because we do not have any intention to use the church for our narrow group political agenda, as others were doing. There were corrupt schemes, which, as you all know, had sucked into corruption some of the clergy classes … and (addressing to former ruling party): “You are talking about traditional values …”
The criminal gang which was in power that had humiliated for years Armenian families, Armenian men, Armenian women had denied their dignity and violated their human rights; and — addressing his remarks to the former ruling party he stated: Is that you who are claiming to be the part of traditional values? You are still talking about the traditional values when you have made the public domain a place to place your mistresses in job positions? (a blatant act of nepotism-indeed) Is that you who are talking about traditional values? You have made half of Armenia paralyzed and you’re speaking of traditional values ?