AZG Armenian Daily #226, 07/12/2007

Local Politics

IF THE RENOVATED DLP OF ARMENIA DECIDES TO SUPPORT SERGE SARGSIAN,
ALBERT BAZEYAN WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING

Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) of Armenia (HRAK)- Alliance (Dashink)
Party- National Rebirth Party union is half-reality, as the conference
of National Rebirth Party on December 5 made a decision to dissolve
the party and unite with DLP of Armenia.

Though the Conference Hall of the Government was full, most of the
present were students, and from the political parties only was present
the representative of DLP of Armenia.

In his speech Albert Bazeyan said that their small party couldn’t
carry out its political programs and couldn’t have a serious role in
local political life of Armenia because of lack of resources. "Some
people probably prefer to be a leader of a small party than an
ordinary member of a serious and influential political party. Anyhow,
they should think that party is not an end in itself and not a chief
aim. I think that in the near future we cannot have that opportunity
if we act as a separate party. That is why we have discussions with
DLP of Armenia and Alliance and came to an agreement in principle to
start the process of unification of the three parties", mentioned
A. Bazeyan. According to him, the members of the party will be
admitted into DLP of Armenia.

Alliance Party council member Gnel Ghlechian also delivered a
speech. He welcomed the decision of National Rebirth Party about the
unification.

Though Albert Bazeyan underlined that the unification of the three
parties has not any connection with the coming presidential elections,
the desire of the journalists to hear the answer of the question "who
will you support?" remained unsatisfied.

Only in January the conference of the renovated DLP of Armenia will
decide which candidate of presidency to support.

To the question whether A. Bazeyan will support Serge Sargsian in case
of decision to support him, he answered that in case of that kind of
decision he will probably abstain from voting.

Albert Bazeyan touched upon the contradictions in the party that had
occurred between him and the former Defense Minister, member of
National Rebirth Party Vagharshak Harutyunyan. He mentioned that
Vagharshak Harutyunyan was expelled from the party because of breaking
party rules and impeding the activities of the party.

It’s worth to mention that according to the press, Vagharshak
Harutyunyan was against to unite with the DLP of Armenia blaming
A. Bazeyan for making independent decisions and that was the reason of
the contradiction.

By Gohar Gevorgian, translated by L.H.