Panorama.am
19:02 23/01/2007
RAT RUN CONTINUES – NOW FROM DASHNAKTSUTIUN
Michael Vardanyan, member of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (Dashnakcutiun) and son of
Hrant Vardanyan, chairman of Grand Holding, has
changed the decision to run on proportional list of
Dashnakcutiun for the elections. He shifted to the
majority list from Armenian Republican Party (HHK).
Earlier reports in the press say Vardanyan is going to
combat elections at community center 40 (Noyemeberyan
region). Our attempts to interview him gave no result.
At Vardanyan’s assignment, Panorama.am interviewed
Vahram Brutyan, advertisement department head of Grand
Tobacco. "This issue is under consideration now.
Community center 40 is under question. The media must
have heard somewhere about it and provides the
information as fact," Brutyan said. Asked why
Vardanyan decided to nominate himself on majority list
and not proportional list of Dashnakcutiun, Brutyan
said, "You will see that cooperation with
Dashnakcutiun will continue. Many representatives of
Grand Holding will be included in the proportional
list of Dashnakcutiun. This is not a final decision.
However, Vardanyan will run only on majority list,"
Brutyan said.
Our sources say that in fall Defense Minister Serzh
Sargsyan was accompanied by Michael Vardanyan to
Noyemeberyan and urged 40 community heads to elect son
Vardanyan on majority list promising that Vardanyan
family will make investment in the region.
In fact, Serzh Sargsyan sponsors the entry of Michael
Vardanyan into the new parliament and it is not a
surprise that he will appear in HHK list. "Naturally,
Noyemeberyan is a borderline area and is important for
the defense minister," Brutyan said.
Source: Panorama.am