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Armenia's Rule of Law party backs Serzh Sargsyan, not the Republican
Party, rep says
tert.am
13:25 - 17.11.12
The Rule of Law party backs Serzh Sargsyan and not the Republican
Party of Armenia, secretary of Rule of Law party's faction Mher
Shahgeldyan told the reporters on Saturday.
`It is not being spoken about backing a party we are backing Serzh
Sargsyan,' he said, adding that the claims that the Rule of Law party
is RPA's shadow does not correspond to reality. `We have stated our
position and remain loyal to the political course we have chosen,'
Shahgeldyan said.
He said very often their political activity coincides with the RPA's
only within the coalition framework. `But we have our own
accentuations and approaches and it does not mean that we think in the
same way,' he said.
Asked to bring an example when the party's approach differed from the
RPA's, Shahgeldyan stressed the accepting of Prosperous Armenia
party's proposal to hold political consultations.
`We met during the consultation while the Republican party refused to
do it,' he said.
The party's representative said accepting the meeting proposal and
refusing the presented issues are not the same thing. `The Rule of Law
has always been for passing to 100% proportional system and according
to us, it is necessary to view the opportunities after presidential
elections. As to the parliamentary system of government, we think it
is untimely and does not correspond to our party's principles as we
have security issue like Karabakh conflict, unstable region. In this
regard we need centralized system of government,' he said.
Asked why they agreed to meet knowing what issues were going to be
discussed, Shahgeldyan said it is a mechanism of inter-party
communication.
The party's representative said they have received meeting proposal
from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) as
well and will meet with them today.
The Rule of Law has not yet decided whether to join the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) initiative on convening extraordinary sitting
or not.
Party, rep says
tert.am
13:25 - 17.11.12
The Rule of Law party backs Serzh Sargsyan and not the Republican
Party of Armenia, secretary of Rule of Law party's faction Mher
Shahgeldyan told the reporters on Saturday.
`It is not being spoken about backing a party we are backing Serzh
Sargsyan,' he said, adding that the claims that the Rule of Law party
is RPA's shadow does not correspond to reality. `We have stated our
position and remain loyal to the political course we have chosen,'
Shahgeldyan said.
He said very often their political activity coincides with the RPA's
only within the coalition framework. `But we have our own
accentuations and approaches and it does not mean that we think in the
same way,' he said.
Asked to bring an example when the party's approach differed from the
RPA's, Shahgeldyan stressed the accepting of Prosperous Armenia
party's proposal to hold political consultations.
`We met during the consultation while the Republican party refused to
do it,' he said.
The party's representative said accepting the meeting proposal and
refusing the presented issues are not the same thing. `The Rule of Law
has always been for passing to 100% proportional system and according
to us, it is necessary to view the opportunities after presidential
elections. As to the parliamentary system of government, we think it
is untimely and does not correspond to our party's principles as we
have security issue like Karabakh conflict, unstable region. In this
regard we need centralized system of government,' he said.
Asked why they agreed to meet knowing what issues were going to be
discussed, Shahgeldyan said it is a mechanism of inter-party
communication.
The party's representative said they have received meeting proposal
from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) as
well and will meet with them today.
The Rule of Law has not yet decided whether to join the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) initiative on convening extraordinary sitting
or not.