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VOTE 2013: OSKANIAN DENIES PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS
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Vote 2012 | 10.05.12 | 12:49
Vartan Oskanian, former Foreign Minister of Armenia (1998-2008),
founder of the Civilitas Foundation and member of the Prosperous
Armenia Party, has ruled out the possibility that he will run in
the presidential elections next year, reports Today's Zaman Turkish
newspaper.
Over the past several years there have been speculations over the
possibility which intensified after Oskanian joined Armenia's second
most powerful party led by tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan and believed to be
second president Robert Kocharyan's brainchild.
In an interview, on Monday, to a group of reporters from Turkey who
came to Armenia with the sponsorship of the Hrant Dink Foundation
and the Heinrich Boll Foundation, Oskanian talked about the May
election results.
"Prosperous Armenia doubled its number of members in Parliament,
but still fell short of what we could have achieved had there been
a cleaner election. Had there not been certain violations, I think
we would have gotten better results. It is too early to assess the
situation," he said.
On Sunday's elections in Armenia, the incumbent Serzh Sargsyan's
Republican Party won about 68 seats, a majority in the 131-seat
parliament, according to results released on Monday.
http://armenianow.com/vote_2012/37979/oskanian_today_zaman_presidential_elections
Vote 2012 | 10.05.12 | 12:49
Vartan Oskanian, former Foreign Minister of Armenia (1998-2008),
founder of the Civilitas Foundation and member of the Prosperous
Armenia Party, has ruled out the possibility that he will run in
the presidential elections next year, reports Today's Zaman Turkish
newspaper.
Over the past several years there have been speculations over the
possibility which intensified after Oskanian joined Armenia's second
most powerful party led by tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan and believed to be
second president Robert Kocharyan's brainchild.
In an interview, on Monday, to a group of reporters from Turkey who
came to Armenia with the sponsorship of the Hrant Dink Foundation
and the Heinrich Boll Foundation, Oskanian talked about the May
election results.
"Prosperous Armenia doubled its number of members in Parliament,
but still fell short of what we could have achieved had there been
a cleaner election. Had there not been certain violations, I think
we would have gotten better results. It is too early to assess the
situation," he said.
On Sunday's elections in Armenia, the incumbent Serzh Sargsyan's
Republican Party won about 68 seats, a majority in the 131-seat
parliament, according to results released on Monday.