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124 VOTES FOR SERGE SARGSYAN AND NO BARTERING
Lragir
Feb 1 2008
Armenia
On February 1 the Armenian society learned which presidential candidate
the United Labor Party led by Gurgen Arsenyan endorses. As it had been
announced, the ULP held a secret ballot to decide which candidate to
endorse in the presidential candidate or whose program they endorse,
as the process of ULP stance is officially defined.
As a result of the voting of the political board, the ULP decided to
endorse Serge Sargsyan. 124 members of the political board voted Serge
Sargsyan, 47 voted Levon Ter-Petrosyan, 14 voted Vazgen Manukyan,
5 voted Arthur Baghdasaryan, Artashes Geghamyan, Arman Melikyan and
Aram Harutiunyan got 1 vote each, and Tigran Karapetyan got 0 vote.
Hence, the ULP political board decided to endorse Serge Sargsyan's
program, instruct the structures of the party to notify the members
of the party, and urged the members of the party to vote Serge
Sargsyan. It is not compulsory, though. Gurgen Arsenyan said so, who
says every citizen has freedom of choice. The ULP leader also assures
that the voting of the party was democratic, without any obligation.
The structures of the party are free to decide how they are going to
support Serge Sargsyan. The ULP will not participate in the election
campaign, and will only endorse publicly.
Gurgen Arsenyan declines to say which candidate he voted for.
However, he says that he is for sustainable development. For him,
the solution of demographic problems is important. Gurgen Arsenyan
says hopeful the election will be calm, and the Armenian people will
have a legitimate president.
According to the ULP leader, endorsement of the program means
responsibility for the program. Hence, if Serge Sargsyan does not
fulfill his pledges, the ULP will criticize but Arsenyan does not
even want to imagine any presidential candidate to be a liar. In
answer to the question whether they expect to participate in the
implementation of Serge Sargsyan's program, Gurgen Arsenyan says any
political organization is ready to participate in the implementation
of a program which stems from their system of values. The reporters
asked Gurgen Arsenyan if the liberal values of the ULP and the
conservative values of the Republican Party correspond. He said
they did not endorse the ideology of the Republican Party but Serge
Sargsyan's election program which is rather liberal.
In answer to the question whether the information that Serge Sargsyan
has promised the post of president of the Central Bank to Grigor
Ghonjeyan, the deputy leader of the ULP, in return for endorsement
Gurgen Arsenyan says the ULP does not barter decisions.
Lragir
Feb 1 2008
Armenia
On February 1 the Armenian society learned which presidential candidate
the United Labor Party led by Gurgen Arsenyan endorses. As it had been
announced, the ULP held a secret ballot to decide which candidate to
endorse in the presidential candidate or whose program they endorse,
as the process of ULP stance is officially defined.
As a result of the voting of the political board, the ULP decided to
endorse Serge Sargsyan. 124 members of the political board voted Serge
Sargsyan, 47 voted Levon Ter-Petrosyan, 14 voted Vazgen Manukyan,
5 voted Arthur Baghdasaryan, Artashes Geghamyan, Arman Melikyan and
Aram Harutiunyan got 1 vote each, and Tigran Karapetyan got 0 vote.
Hence, the ULP political board decided to endorse Serge Sargsyan's
program, instruct the structures of the party to notify the members
of the party, and urged the members of the party to vote Serge
Sargsyan. It is not compulsory, though. Gurgen Arsenyan said so, who
says every citizen has freedom of choice. The ULP leader also assures
that the voting of the party was democratic, without any obligation.
The structures of the party are free to decide how they are going to
support Serge Sargsyan. The ULP will not participate in the election
campaign, and will only endorse publicly.
Gurgen Arsenyan declines to say which candidate he voted for.
However, he says that he is for sustainable development. For him,
the solution of demographic problems is important. Gurgen Arsenyan
says hopeful the election will be calm, and the Armenian people will
have a legitimate president.
According to the ULP leader, endorsement of the program means
responsibility for the program. Hence, if Serge Sargsyan does not
fulfill his pledges, the ULP will criticize but Arsenyan does not
even want to imagine any presidential candidate to be a liar. In
answer to the question whether they expect to participate in the
implementation of Serge Sargsyan's program, Gurgen Arsenyan says any
political organization is ready to participate in the implementation
of a program which stems from their system of values. The reporters
asked Gurgen Arsenyan if the liberal values of the ULP and the
conservative values of the Republican Party correspond. He said
they did not endorse the ideology of the Republican Party but Serge
Sargsyan's election program which is rather liberal.
In answer to the question whether the information that Serge Sargsyan
has promised the post of president of the Central Bank to Grigor
Ghonjeyan, the deputy leader of the ULP, in return for endorsement
Gurgen Arsenyan says the ULP does not barter decisions.