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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 12:57:59 EDT
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT REJECTS PROPOSED 'REFERENDUM OF CONFIDENCE'
Meeting on 22 April in Yerevan with university students, Robert Kocharian dismissed as unconstitutional and "incomprehensible" the 16 April Constitutional Court proposal to hold a "referendum of confidence" within the next 12 months to allay the feelings of alienation and mistrust engendered by the disputed February-March presidential election, according to RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau and Mediamax on 22 April, as cited by Groong. Kocharian implied that Constitutional Court Chairman Gagik Harutiunian is pursuing some hidden political agenda in making that proposal. Harutiunian explained on 18 April that such referendums are among several initiatives proposed last year by the Council of Europe to resolve a standoff between the authorities and the public at large (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 17 and 22 April 2003). LF
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