ARMENIA’S COMMUNICST PARTY TO DECIDE ON PARTICIPATING IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN AUTUMN

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 26 2007

YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. The Communist Party of Armenia (CPA) will
decide on its participation in the forthcoming presidential election
this autumn, CPA First Secretary Ruben Tovmasyan told reporters.

"The Communist Party’s congress this autumn will make a decision
on the party’s participation in the elections – whether the party
will nominate its own candidate or we will support another political
figure," he said. According to Tovmasyan, the CPA has many worthy
members that can run for presidency.

The presidential election is to be held in Armenia in the first
half of 2008. Among the prospective presidential candidates are RA
Prime Minister, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),
Chairman of the Country of Law Party Artur Baghdasaryan, Chairman of
the National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan, Chairman of the New
Times party Aram Karapetyan, Chairman of the Marxist Party of Armenia
David Hakobyan and Chairman of the People’s Party of Armenia Tigran
Karapetyan.