DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN 2007 ELECTIONS WITH
POLITICAL BLOC FORMED ONLY ON IDEOLOGICAL BASIS

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Democratic Party of Armenia
(DPA) will participate in the 2007 parliamentary elections either with
political bloc or with party potential. DPA Chairman Aram G.Sargsian
informed about it at the August 18 press conference. He mentioned
that the political bloc must be formed only and only on a political
basis and must have a joint program.

According to A.Sargsian, it’s possible to form a wide political
coalition only in the case when all will agree "to break the political
system’s back" till the elections, as only in that case, it will be
possible to make system changes in the country. And, according to
the speaker’s words, the people’s assistance is necessary to form
wide coalition. A.Sargsian mentioned that in a similar case, when
"the country’s criminalization continues at the highest speed," it’s
a naivety to expect holding of legal elections. According to the DPA
head’s observation, all these are a consequance of the reality that
has been created in Armenia since 1990s, from the process of getting
property in illegal way.

"Now they will make an attempt to divide the power among the criminals
as those got property in illegal way must now get the biggest part
of the power," A.Sargsian said. And, according to his words, the
"ruling pyramid" assists all these. Steps taken by it "will once and
for all bury the political field, at least incompletely existing in
Armenia. Touching upon the issue of future fate of the "Ardarutiun"
(Justice) faction, the speaker mentioned that it was formed as
a pre-electoral alliance, and on the threshold of new elections,
parties making a part of that alliance may form a new political
bloc. "If there were no scandalous elections of 2003, we would not
appear in an alliance formed of parties having so various ideas,"
the DPA Chairman stated.