ARF AND REPUBLICAN SUPPORT TIGRAN TOROSYAN

Lragir.am
26 May 06

Galust Sahakyan is going to nominate speaker of the National
Assembly. He told this to the news reporter of Lragir.am on May
26. Galust Sahakyan endorses the candidacy of Tigran Torosyan and
denied that he would be nominated too.

In the meantime, others are likely to nominate Galust Sahakyan, namely
Member of Parliament Hakob Hakobyan, Peoples Deputy Group, from
Echmiadzin. `They did not strengthen my position inside the party, by
this wish they were trying to do me a favor. There cannot be such a
question because for the Republican Party a post is not an end in
itself,’ says Galust Sahakyan, commenting on Hakob Hakobyan’s
initiative. Of course, he says his position was not weakened either.

`I have my duties which are very important for me, and over these
years there were cases when I bore greater responsibility. I
personally think that our debates will be focused on this direction,
and in the plenary meeting I will prove that the election of Tigran
Torosyan is the right choice,’ says Galust Sahakyan.

He did not deny that after the election of Tigran Torosyan to the post
of speaker the vacant post of the deputy speaker will be given to the
newly established Businessman Group. Member of Parliament Hrair
Karapetyan, ARF,also endorsed Tigran Torosyan. He said they are
faithful to their arrangement, and the ARF will give their 12 votes to
Tigran Torosyan. Galust Sahakyan does not doubt that Tigran Torosyan
will be elected in the first round. The only concern of the Republican
leader is the number of votes Tigran Torosyan will get.