Editor-in-Chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak ( Armenian Times) newspaper Nikol Pashinyan, who is running for Parliament in election district #10, has sent a message from the remand center Yerevan Kentron. In his message he stated his decision to run for Parliament “for law ands justice, for the people’s law to form their power…”

In his message Pashinyan writes that he made this step “in memory of the innocent victims of March 1, 2008, for the political prisoners, for all the citizens whose rights are violated and dignity is destroyed by the lawlessness reigning in the country…”

Pashinyan expresses his gratitude to the Republic Party, its Political Council and the Council member Suren Surenyants, “for considering it possible to defend their principles and values by nominating me.”

Pashinyan expressed hope that “the opposition forces that do not form part of the Armenian National Congress will take a clear position in the forthcoming elections as well” by supporting him as he believes in victory not only in the January 10 elections, but also “in our struggle for the Constitution, law and democracy.”