SERGE SARGSYAN’S JOINING REPUBLICAN WOULD BE NORMAL

Lragir.am
30 June 06

Serge Sargsyan is said to be likely to join the Republican Party,
said Galust Sahakyan, the leader of the Republican faction, June
30. According to him, it will not be strange if it happens because "in
2003 Serge Sargsyan was elected to the parliament on our party ticket,
and cooperation continues." Today they have to make this cooperation
closer, but the choice is to be made by the minister, he says. The
member of parliament announces that they will join their efforts,
and the Republican will get a higher result.

In the meantime, Serge Sargsyan has not made up his mind on becoming
Republican. With this regard, Galust Sahakyan says, "Independent
from cooperation, Serge Sargsyan is a public official and politician,
who had a deciding role in and contribution to the modern history of
Armenia." Galust Sahakyan does not think that the society will not
appreciate it.

In the meantime, the political parties should not be jealous if Serge
Sargsyan becomes Republican, because "they analyze and the political
sphere is such that the strong are always welcome."

Galust Sahakyan announces that the Republican Party has never aspired
to capture the entire political sphere. Moreover, "It has always
managed to help realize the programs of other political parties
to sustain internal political stability in 1999 and now." As for
the decision on having or not having an absolute majority in the
parliament in 2007, they will make this decision proceeding from the
political situation.

The decision of the Republican to ally with other forces, namely
Union for Armenia and Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia)
will be determined by the home political situation, stated Galust
Sahakyan. "Cooperation is not an end in itself; it is determined by
the political reality." Currently the Republican is attending to the
problems of the party and organizational questions, and it is not
likely to enter cooperation yet.

Galust Sahakyan believes that the political activities of the
Republican Party will be more effective, and like the "salary debts
and teachers’ small salaries", the current problems will also become
memory.