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Vote 2013: Hovannisian opts for self-nomination, Sargsyan's nomination
seconded, Ter-Petrosyan still `undecided'
Vote 2013 | 22.12.12 | 15:40
Two major opposition parties and one pro-establishment force held
conventions on Saturday, resulting in the announcement of at least one
candidacy and seconding of another in the upcoming presidential
election.
The Heritage Party presented its decision to formally nominate its
founding leader Raffi Hovannisian as a candidate in the February vote.
But Hovannisian said addressing the delegates attending the party
convention that he preferred self-nomination. Heritage will now
support the decision of its leader to run for president as an
individual rather than a party-nominated candidate.
A coalition member party, Orinats Yerkir, meanwhile, expressed support
for incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan, who has already been nominated
for reelection by his ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
Contrary to expectations, no major news came from the opposition
Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc today. Its leader Levon
Ter-Petrosyan prolonged the suspense by saying he needed `a couple of
more days' to make his decision regarding the forthcoming election as
he addressed the convention of a key ANC-member party on Saturday.
He found a way out of what was an awkward moment by speaking in a joking manner.
`I have turned to all world powers and cannot provide my answer before
I get their approval. Please, wait for two more days, now all world
powers are thinking over this strategy, I was told to wait for another
couple of days,' said the ANC leader, jokingly, addressing the
delegates of the December 22 congress of the former ruling Armenian
National Movement party.
In accordance with the schedule of the 2013 presidential election
announced by the Central Election Commission, all potential candidates
are to submit their nomination papers within a period from December 25
to January 4 inclusive.
Earlier this week, former Prime Minister and current member of the ANC
bloc Hrant Bagratyan spoke about his intention to run for the top
political post. He made it clear, however, that his nomination would
be from the ANC-member Liberal Party, of which he is the leader and
which plan its convention for Monday, but he also stressed that he
would withdraw from the race if Ter-Petrosyan eventually decided to
join the fray.
http://armenianow.com/vote_2013/42249/armenia_opposition_anc_ter_petrosyan_heritage_raff i_hovannisian
seconded, Ter-Petrosyan still `undecided'
Vote 2013 | 22.12.12 | 15:40
Two major opposition parties and one pro-establishment force held
conventions on Saturday, resulting in the announcement of at least one
candidacy and seconding of another in the upcoming presidential
election.
The Heritage Party presented its decision to formally nominate its
founding leader Raffi Hovannisian as a candidate in the February vote.
But Hovannisian said addressing the delegates attending the party
convention that he preferred self-nomination. Heritage will now
support the decision of its leader to run for president as an
individual rather than a party-nominated candidate.
A coalition member party, Orinats Yerkir, meanwhile, expressed support
for incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan, who has already been nominated
for reelection by his ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
Contrary to expectations, no major news came from the opposition
Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc today. Its leader Levon
Ter-Petrosyan prolonged the suspense by saying he needed `a couple of
more days' to make his decision regarding the forthcoming election as
he addressed the convention of a key ANC-member party on Saturday.
He found a way out of what was an awkward moment by speaking in a joking manner.
`I have turned to all world powers and cannot provide my answer before
I get their approval. Please, wait for two more days, now all world
powers are thinking over this strategy, I was told to wait for another
couple of days,' said the ANC leader, jokingly, addressing the
delegates of the December 22 congress of the former ruling Armenian
National Movement party.
In accordance with the schedule of the 2013 presidential election
announced by the Central Election Commission, all potential candidates
are to submit their nomination papers within a period from December 25
to January 4 inclusive.
Earlier this week, former Prime Minister and current member of the ANC
bloc Hrant Bagratyan spoke about his intention to run for the top
political post. He made it clear, however, that his nomination would
be from the ANC-member Liberal Party, of which he is the leader and
which plan its convention for Monday, but he also stressed that he
would withdraw from the race if Ter-Petrosyan eventually decided to
join the fray.
http://armenianow.com/vote_2013/42249/armenia_opposition_anc_ter_petrosyan_heritage_raff i_hovannisian