SECOND LARGEST DEPUTY GROUP LIKELY TO JOIN REPUBLICANS

Armenpress

YEREVAN, JULY 7, ARMENPRESS: The People’s Deputy group that has 17
non-partisan members and now is the second largest group of lawmakers
after the Republican party’s faction, said today it will join soon
one of the major political parties.

Karen Karapetian, the head of the People’s Deputy group, said it may be
the Republican party of prime minister Andranik Margarian. Speaking to
Armenpress, Karen Karapetian explained that the members of the group
want to be within the parliament majority after the 2007 elections,
but fear they are not able to attain it all alone.

Karapetian said they need to seek ideological commonalities with one
of the parties and contest the parliament seats on its ticket. He
said members of the group will discuss this issue in a hope to come
to a joint decision.

Karapetian then reaffirmed his decision to reject an offer to be
nominated for the post of deputy parliament speaker that remains vacant
after Tigran Torosian, who held it, was elected parliament chairman.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress