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PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY'S PASSIVITY IN PRE-ELECTORAL PERIOD INADMISSIBLE - HERITAGE PARTY DEPUTY LEADER
http://tert.am/en/news/2012/12/24/armen-martirosyan/
24.12.12
Deputy leader of Heritage party, summing up the passing year at
the meeting with reporters, considered the passive behavior of the
Prosperous Armenia party (PAP) in the coming presidential election
unacceptable.
"I regret that the PAP will not take part in the election as having
such number of MPs they had no right to give up desperately and stand
aside. A serious process is under way and not supporting anyone
is out of any political definitions, it is not a boycott either,
it is a passive non-participation, which is not acceptable," Armen
Martirosyan said.
He said two political figures are clearly running for presidency. "Of
course, I am first of all speaking about Raffi Hovhannisyan and
secondly about Serzh Sargsyan. Levon Ter-Petrosyan will state about his
decision in two days, with Hrant Bagratyan's decision being connected
with it. It has been left to wait for the decision of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D)," he said.
Referring to the May parliamentary elections, Armen Martirosyan said
that though the Heritage has been attacked from different sides,
it managed to enter the parliament.
Speaking about the conflict situation with Free Democrats, he stressed
that in spite of it the Heritage party's decision to run with joint
list was right.
"I consider going to elections with Free Democrats and civil
society circles a right decision. Heritage has always been an active
cooperating force and the cooperation with Free Democrats which was
not an alliance but just a joint list with Heritage a right thing,"
he said.
Martirosyan said the conflict with Free Democrats has been caused
only by its leader Khachatur Kokobelyan. "Of course, problems raised
because of Khachatur Kokobelyan, it was not Heritage's problem but
Kokobelyan's," he said.
At the same time Heritage party's deputy head stressed that current
parliament does not correspond to their idea of how it should be. "It
should comprise of political elite and not town authorities or
businessmen," he said.
Speaking about Armenia's foreign direction, Martirosyan said Heritage
is for heading to EU, but it does not mean it wants to cut relations
with Russia, but have just good-neighborly relations with that country.
http://tert.am/en/news/2012/12/24/armen-martirosyan/
24.12.12
Deputy leader of Heritage party, summing up the passing year at
the meeting with reporters, considered the passive behavior of the
Prosperous Armenia party (PAP) in the coming presidential election
unacceptable.
"I regret that the PAP will not take part in the election as having
such number of MPs they had no right to give up desperately and stand
aside. A serious process is under way and not supporting anyone
is out of any political definitions, it is not a boycott either,
it is a passive non-participation, which is not acceptable," Armen
Martirosyan said.
He said two political figures are clearly running for presidency. "Of
course, I am first of all speaking about Raffi Hovhannisyan and
secondly about Serzh Sargsyan. Levon Ter-Petrosyan will state about his
decision in two days, with Hrant Bagratyan's decision being connected
with it. It has been left to wait for the decision of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D)," he said.
Referring to the May parliamentary elections, Armen Martirosyan said
that though the Heritage has been attacked from different sides,
it managed to enter the parliament.
Speaking about the conflict situation with Free Democrats, he stressed
that in spite of it the Heritage party's decision to run with joint
list was right.
"I consider going to elections with Free Democrats and civil
society circles a right decision. Heritage has always been an active
cooperating force and the cooperation with Free Democrats which was
not an alliance but just a joint list with Heritage a right thing,"
he said.
Martirosyan said the conflict with Free Democrats has been caused
only by its leader Khachatur Kokobelyan. "Of course, problems raised
because of Khachatur Kokobelyan, it was not Heritage's problem but
Kokobelyan's," he said.
At the same time Heritage party's deputy head stressed that current
parliament does not correspond to their idea of how it should be. "It
should comprise of political elite and not town authorities or
businessmen," he said.
Speaking about Armenia's foreign direction, Martirosyan said Heritage
is for heading to EU, but it does not mean it wants to cut relations
with Russia, but have just good-neighborly relations with that country.