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    « PRODIGAL SON'S» RETURN
    Margaret Yesayan

    Aravot.am
    28 July 06

    RPA make recruits among those who dismissed from the party after
    `October 27' .

    Prime Minister Andranik Margarian answering journalists' questions
    after the RPA 10 th special congress said: `I had an opportunity to
    make the number of party members to 100000 or 200000, but there were
    25-27000. Now their number is 30000. We have always dismissed and
    admitted new members.' Perhaps the prime minister's words are true but
    he forgets to mention that persons who have been dismissed from the
    party for different reasons are admitted into the party after Serge
    Sargsian's membership. Persons who had serious discrepancies with
    Andranik Margarian and his adopted policy after «October 27».

    Sasun Mikaelian, former «erkrapah», now member of «Vogu Pordzutiun»
    initiating group, NA deputy is one of dismissed politicians in 2000
    but now he recruits. Mr. Mikaelian didn't hide that he had always been
    attentive to the Republican Party and said that he had been an
    independent deputy in the NA for four years but his attitude towards
    the Republican had always been positive. Nowadays he has decided to
    recruit `to carry out wide policy. As you know, I'm one of the
    founders of the party and I have decided to return'. Sasun Mikaelian
    was dismissed from the Republican in 2000, after `October 27' when
    Vazgen Sargsian's brother Aram Sargsian was feeling the post of prime
    minister for several months. After Aram Sargsian's dismissal new
    appointed Prime Minister Andranik Margarian had discrepancies with the
    RPA `erkrapah' bloc and a lot of members were dismissed or simple left
    the party.

    Sasun Mikaelian assured that he had no profits he simply wanted to
    participate in the political fight inside his native party. «I am not
    a new Republican, I have been the RPA regional president in Kotayk
    region for 2,5 years. I think it is right to continue my political
    activities inside Republican, I haven't changed my party, and I don't
    see another stable political power than the Republican is».

    Sasun Mikaelian has been elected by majority system as the NA deputy
    for several times from Kotayk region, where Gagik Tsaroukian is the
    patron. Our interlocutor said; «My decision has no connection with
    Gagik Tsaroukian, and if I pursued selfish ends I might become another
    party's member».

    To the question whether his decision is concerned with Serge
    Sargsian's membership, or where he decided to become the RPA member to
    avoid of murder assaults, Sasun Mikaelian answered: «I'm not afraid of
    murder assaults. I have never been afraid and won't afraid of such
    things. You know very well how I work, I have always expressed my
    opinion irrespective of the fact who is in front of me».
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