March 1 inaugurates new political year in Armenia – oppositionist

le=”text-align: justify; “>Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman, Armenian National Movement (ANM), considers March 1 both a commemoration day and the beginning of a new year.

At a Thursday rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) he promised that rallies will be more frequent.

“This is the beginning of a political struggle that does not deal with parliamentary elections. This is the first stage of the presidential [race]. We are not going to parliament to get seats, we are going to accomplish our tasks,” Manukyan said.

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