May 10, 2007

Heritage Closes Campaign on Crescendo

Yerevan—Today, May 10, thousands of Heritage Party supporters joined Raffi K. Hovannisian at the Armenia Marriott Hotel to celebrate the party’s imminent victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Artists, singers, actors, intellectuals, and citizens electrified the Tigran Mets Hall, where the campaign commenced nearly one month ago. “Since that time, we have traveled across Armenia and spread our message from heart to heart, intersection to intersection, border to border,” Hovannisian said. “The victory that many doubted thirty days ago, we feel now. It will be the victory of all Armenian people.”

After the traditional singing of the national anthem, musicians Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Vahan Artsruni, Gor Mkhitarian, and the Shoghakn Ensemble took the floor, demonstrating the full range and the deep beauty of Armenian culture. Renowned actress Varduhi Varderesian’s poetry reading received the crowd’s warmest applause.

In closing, Hovannisian thanked Heritage’s volunteer corps that helped spread our message of hope and harmony throughout Armenia. “On May 13, all party banners, logos, and symbols will come down and only one flag will stand: the tricolor of the Republic of Armenia,” Hovannisian said, pledging a government rooted in national unity.