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"THE ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION (ARF) HAS HIT THE BOTTOM," K. KOCHARYAN SAYS
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/12/10/139268/
DECEMBER 10, 2012 17:48
On Saturday, the ARF discussed its seven-point agenda with the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the President of the Republic of
Armenia. And today, during ARF Bureau representative Hrant Margaryan's
meeting with journalists, it became clear that President of the
Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan was against the proposal of the
ARF to switch to a parliamentary system of government.
Let us remind that the Armenian National Congress (ANC) was also
against some principles put forward by the ARF. Taking into account
the situation regarding the ARF, how may the ARF participate in the
upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Armenia? Political
scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan noted during a conversation with
www.aravot.am: "Before the election, the ARF is looking for allies
on the political stage, but it is obvious that the main parties have
their own candidates, and there can hardly be any cooperation.
Perhaps, the ARF will be left with the option to nominate its own
candidate.
"I think the ARF will participate in the election somehow. If it
doesn't succeed in finding allies among parties, it certainly will
participate with its own candidate. Otherwise, the party will suffer
quite serious losses, losing dividends; its positions in Armenia will
further weaken."
Karen Kocharyan, a political technologist, said in this regard:
"Hrant Margaryan also stated in an interview today that they might
endorse some candidate, might boycott or have a candidate of their
own. They don't know themselves yet what they will do, how can I know?"
In response to a question whether it testified to the fact that he ARF
positions on the internal political stage had weakened, Mr. Kocharyan
said the following: "The ARF positions have weakened, to say the
least. The ARF is the only political force that still has or could
have or could still have a really serious political structure, which
it has proved for 120 years. They have had crises in those 120 years.
It is a normal thing; it is just that now they have hit the bottom. It
is an inner-party crisis rather than the weakening of their positions
on the political stage. However, their positions on the political
stage have weakened because of that too."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/12/10/139268/
DECEMBER 10, 2012 17:48
On Saturday, the ARF discussed its seven-point agenda with the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the President of the Republic of
Armenia. And today, during ARF Bureau representative Hrant Margaryan's
meeting with journalists, it became clear that President of the
Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan was against the proposal of the
ARF to switch to a parliamentary system of government.
Let us remind that the Armenian National Congress (ANC) was also
against some principles put forward by the ARF. Taking into account
the situation regarding the ARF, how may the ARF participate in the
upcoming presidential election in the Republic of Armenia? Political
scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan noted during a conversation with
www.aravot.am: "Before the election, the ARF is looking for allies
on the political stage, but it is obvious that the main parties have
their own candidates, and there can hardly be any cooperation.
Perhaps, the ARF will be left with the option to nominate its own
candidate.
"I think the ARF will participate in the election somehow. If it
doesn't succeed in finding allies among parties, it certainly will
participate with its own candidate. Otherwise, the party will suffer
quite serious losses, losing dividends; its positions in Armenia will
further weaken."
Karen Kocharyan, a political technologist, said in this regard:
"Hrant Margaryan also stated in an interview today that they might
endorse some candidate, might boycott or have a candidate of their
own. They don't know themselves yet what they will do, how can I know?"
In response to a question whether it testified to the fact that he ARF
positions on the internal political stage had weakened, Mr. Kocharyan
said the following: "The ARF positions have weakened, to say the
least. The ARF is the only political force that still has or could
have or could still have a really serious political structure, which
it has proved for 120 years. They have had crises in those 120 years.
It is a normal thing; it is just that now they have hit the bottom. It
is an inner-party crisis rather than the weakening of their positions
on the political stage. However, their positions on the political
stage have weakened because of that too."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN