RA NA SPEAKER DOESN’T THINK NEWLY ESTABLISHED POLITICAL PARTIES CAN OUTDO REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 2007 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Arka News Agency, Armenia
June 26 2006

YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. Tigran Torosyan, Armenian National
Assembly Speaker and Republican Party’s Vice Chairman, thinks newly
established political parties will be unable to outdo his party in
2007 parliamentary elections.

Asked by Golos Armenii newspaper about his view on new-created
parties Bargavach Armenia (Prosperous Armenia) and Union in the Name
of Armenia, Torosyan ruled out this probability.

Bargavach Hayastan hasn’t even convened its congress, Torosyan said
calling into question the party’s ability to obtain necessary public
support. He is convinced the party has no capacity needed for that
and will fail to accomplish in campaigning for parliamentary seats
unless resorts to violation of political game rules.

At the same time, he welcomed new parties thinking they will add
a fresh blood to Armenia’s political life, which has stalled for
recent time.

However, Torosyan pointed out some circumstances should be taken
into consideration.

"It these two parties, like many other parties, try to put emphasis
on such aspects as money and administrative measures, they will
jeopardize the whole Armenian multi-party system, not only themselves.