PEOPLE’S PARTY WILL NEVER JOIN OPPOSITION, TIGRAN KARAPETIAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
May 09 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. "No doubt our party will receive more
votes than we expected," Chairman of People’s Party Tigran Karapetian
stated at the May 9 press conference. In his words, the figures
publicized by sociologists are not right, as "the respondents are
afraid of saying for what party they are going to vote."
In response to the question how many votes PP will receive
T. Karapetian said: "Publicizing figures in advance is immorality,
but I can confidently say that we have long passed 5% barrier and will
have considerable seats in the parliament." And unless PP appears in
the parliament, it will never join the rallies of the opposition, in
particular, the Impeachment bloc, as PP’s ideology, in T. Karapetian’s
words, "is formed on the national Christian platform and we will not
take radical steps. We are against aggression."
PP Chairman said that during the election campaign he calls
people for not taking electoral bribe and making a choice "only by
conscience." T. Karapetian expressed confidence that there will be
no all-embracing violations during the elections, as some political
forces forecast. "Certainly, falsified elections are beneficial for
them, as in this case they will have something to say after May 12,"
T. Karapetian emphasized. And if nevertheless falsifications are
committed, the party will condemn them.
T. Karapetian also mentioned that he completely trusts former OYP
members Artak Sargsian, Ara Aramian, Samvel Shahgaldian included in
PP proportional list, but he "has not oriented himself yet" in the
issue of Gagik Mkheyan.