Interfax
April 15 2005

Former Armenian prime minister to head opposition party

YEREVAN. April 15 (Interfax) – Former Armenian prime minister Aram
Sarkisian was elected leader of one of Armenia’s major opposition
parties at the party’s Friday session, an Interfax correspondent
reported.

According to experts, the change of authorities in the party occurred
due to arguments among its leaders. Sarkisian, known as a pro-
Western politician, replaced former Yerevan mayor Albert Bazayan, who
is known as a supporter of building up relations with Russia.

In his speech at the party’s session, Sarkisian strongly criticized
the current authorities’ domestic and foreign policies and noted that
“currently, there is a need for not just a replacement of the top
Armenian officials, but for a revolution that would change the base
of the country’s authorities.”