REPUBLICAN LEADER ADMITS DIVIDE INSIDE PARTY

Lragir.am
14:47:45 – 28/10/2008

The deputy leader of the Republican Party Razmik Zohrabyan hosted at
the Friday press club on October 28 made interesting statements about
the situation inside the Republican Party as he spoke about the post
of the leader of the Republican faction which is still vacant. Razmik
Zohrabyan said in answer to the question of reporters that remaining
vacant is not dangerous. According to him, there are different groups
inside the party which have different likes, and maybe the nomination
of the faction leader is delayed by reluctance to aggravate tension
among those groups.

Razmik Zohrabyan said the problem will be solved soon. According
to him, inside the Republican Party there are rightists, leftists,
centrists, like in every normal party. At the same time, however,
Zohrabyan admits that it will be the way the leader of the party
Serge Sargsyan will say. At least, Razmik Zohrabyan stated that he
will vote for the candidate whom Serge Sargsyan will nominate.

Razmik Zohrabyan said if he were to vote against the nomination of the
party leader, he would not be a member of the party now. In answer
to the question whether the controversies between the groups do not
indicate controversies between the teams of Andranik Margaryan and
Serge Sargsyan, Zohrabyan said the deceased prime minister and Serge
Sargsyan have always had good relations, till the end of the life
of Margaryan.

The party has 140 thousand people, and it is impossible that they
vote unanimously, there is always a small group which is against,
but on the whole the party does not deviate from its program, Razmik
Zohrabyan stated.

The reporters asked whether there is a question regarding which
Razmik Zohrabyan would not vote unambiguously for the proposal of the
party’s leader but would consider voting for or against it. Razmik
Zohrabyan said the proposals of the party leader are not just, they
are the result of serious discussion and consideration of different
opinions. In other words, it turns out that in the Republican Party
they first discuss then propose rather than propose then discuss.