LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN ELECTIONS ONLY BY MAJORITARIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM, PARTY HEAD SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 05 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Liberal Democratic Party of
Armenia (LDPA) will participate in the parliamentary elections to take
place on May 12 only by the majoritarian electoral system. Haroutiun
Arakelian, the party head stated about it in the Debruary 4 interview
to journalists during the LDPA 14th special meeting of deputies. In
his words, that decision is provided by the fact that they, as an
extra-parliamentary force, will not have representatives at electoral
commissions. In H.Arakelian’s words, the LDPA’s not presenting itself
in the proportional list is also revealed by absence of political
culture in Armenia. He mentioned that during the last three elections
voices of their party "become subject of trade," they will not allow
such a thing in the coming elections.

H.Arakelian did not exclude that during the elections they will closely
cooperate with the "Dashink" (alliance) party, and that cooperation
will not be limited only by participation in the electoral process. In
the LDPA head’s words, "the two parties have programs doing farther."