"DASHNAKTSUTIUN" MAY TAKE UPON ITSELF THE ROLE OF A "CIVILIZED OPPOSITION", OR CONTINUE THE COOPERATION WITH THE RULING COALITION
Mediamax
February 26, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Representative of the Supreme Body of
"Dashnaktsutiun" party Armen Rustamian stated in Yerevan today that the
party does not plan to contest the results of presidential elections
in Armenia.
Mediamax reports that, speaking at a news conference in Yerevan today,
Armen Rustamian stated that the very electoral system is the root
for all the problems, which, in particular, limits the mechanisms of
parallel control over the process of elections by political forces
and representatives of the civil society.
Armen Rustamian stated that "Dashnaktsutiun" faction repeatedly
made proposals on making certain changes in the Electoral Code,
which would be able to secure the transparency of the voting process.
Armen Rustamian stated that "Dashnaktsutiun" "remains adherent to the
norms of political ethics" and is ready to renounce the positions in
the government, which it gained the right for within the framework
of the agreement on cooperation with the ruling coalition. At that,
he noted that "Dashnaktsutiun" is ready to enter negotiations with
the ruling coalition.
The presidential candidate from "Dashnaktsutiun" party Vahan
Hovhannissian, in his turn, considered incorrect the further
cooperation with the coalition, noting that in the process of the
pre-election campaign the representatives of the Republican Party of
Armenia and "Dashnaktsutiun" party were in fact rivals.
Vahan Hovhannissian stated that "there is a deficit of a civilized
opposition present in the country, and "Dashnaktsutiun" party may
take upon itself the given role".
Armen Rustamian stated that the party will present its approaches
both to the ruling coalition and the parliamentary opposition, and
is ready to involve in talks with the both sides.