RPA WILL NOT USE "BLACK" PR DURING AGITATION CAMPAIGN, GALUST SAHAKIAN
ASSURES

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Republican Party of Armenia is
resolute in the issue of holding free and fair elections and it has
been long engaged in working out actions aimed at reducing possible
electoral falsifications to minimum. Galust Sahakian, head of RA
National Assembly RPA faction, stated this at the March 23 press
briefing. In his words, RPA will not use "black" technologies during
the preelection agitation, as it has much to say. At the same time,
G. Sahakian noted that RPA has no political rivals, but only
competitors. The work done, party’s programs and its successive
developments will be the basis of RPA agitation campaign. It was
mentioned that the ideology and principles of party’s preelectoral
program have kept unchanged. In G. Sahakian’s words, RPA is for not
revolutionary, but realistic programs. "What we promised in 2003 was
included in our program and even more than we promised was fulfilled,"
he said.