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ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND PROSPEROUS ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO NOMINATE SINGLE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY
YEREVAN, November 14. / ARKA /. Tigran Sargsyan, Armenian prime
minister and deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
told journalists today that the opposition Armenian National Congress
and the Prosperous Armenia party are unlikely to nominate a single
candidate in the 2013 presidential election, Novosti-Armenia News
Agency reports.
Earlier, Levon Zurabyan, coordinator of the Armenian National Congress,
didn't rule out that the Congress and the Prosperous Armenia may put up
a single presidential candidate. He, however, refrained from revealing
names of probable candidates saying only that such revelations can
affect consultations between the two parties.
"I don't think that things may take such an unexpected twist," the
premier said.
He also reiterated his opinion voiced earlier that Republicans may
seal a new coalition agreement with the Prosperous Armenia. "Other
scenarios are possible as well," he added.
Commenting on the political consultations the Prosperous Armenia is
conducting now with other parties, including opposition, Sargsyan
said that the Prosperous Armenia is no longer a member of the ruling
coalition - it means "the style of its activity should change, and
we see this".
On Monday, representatives of the Congress and the Prosperous Armenia
met in the office of the People's Party of Armenia, a member of the
Congress, to discuss ways for Armenia's transition to parliamentary
republic and to election only through party lists without individual
races.
On Saturday, the Prosperous Armenia discussed the matter also with
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation /Dashnaktsutyun.
Prosperous Armenia, a moderate centrist liberal-leaning party, was
established in April 2004 by Gagik Tsarukyan, who is a member of
National Assembly, the head of Armenian National Olympic Committee
and the president of Multi Group Concern.
The party has 36 members in the National Assembly.
Before this year's parliamentary elections the party was a member of
the ruling coalition. It had four ministerial seats and the position
of the parliament speaker.
After the parliamentary elections, the party rejected membership
in the ruling coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia and
Orinats Yerkir.
The Armenian National Congress, opposition parties' bloc established
in August 2008 is headed by the first president of independent
Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The bloc comprises 18 parties and
organizations. The Congress has seven members in the parliament. -0-
YEREVAN, November 14. / ARKA /. Tigran Sargsyan, Armenian prime
minister and deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
told journalists today that the opposition Armenian National Congress
and the Prosperous Armenia party are unlikely to nominate a single
candidate in the 2013 presidential election, Novosti-Armenia News
Agency reports.
Earlier, Levon Zurabyan, coordinator of the Armenian National Congress,
didn't rule out that the Congress and the Prosperous Armenia may put up
a single presidential candidate. He, however, refrained from revealing
names of probable candidates saying only that such revelations can
affect consultations between the two parties.
"I don't think that things may take such an unexpected twist," the
premier said.
He also reiterated his opinion voiced earlier that Republicans may
seal a new coalition agreement with the Prosperous Armenia. "Other
scenarios are possible as well," he added.
Commenting on the political consultations the Prosperous Armenia is
conducting now with other parties, including opposition, Sargsyan
said that the Prosperous Armenia is no longer a member of the ruling
coalition - it means "the style of its activity should change, and
we see this".
On Monday, representatives of the Congress and the Prosperous Armenia
met in the office of the People's Party of Armenia, a member of the
Congress, to discuss ways for Armenia's transition to parliamentary
republic and to election only through party lists without individual
races.
On Saturday, the Prosperous Armenia discussed the matter also with
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation /Dashnaktsutyun.
Prosperous Armenia, a moderate centrist liberal-leaning party, was
established in April 2004 by Gagik Tsarukyan, who is a member of
National Assembly, the head of Armenian National Olympic Committee
and the president of Multi Group Concern.
The party has 36 members in the National Assembly.
Before this year's parliamentary elections the party was a member of
the ruling coalition. It had four ministerial seats and the position
of the parliament speaker.
After the parliamentary elections, the party rejected membership
in the ruling coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia and
Orinats Yerkir.
The Armenian National Congress, opposition parties' bloc established
in August 2008 is headed by the first president of independent
Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The bloc comprises 18 parties and
organizations. The Congress has seven members in the parliament. -0-