ZHARANGUTIUN DOES NOT EXCLUDE VARIANT OF RENOUNCING RUNNING FOR YEREVAN COUNCIL OF ELDERS ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
March 20, 2009

YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Zharangutiun (Heritage) party
at the March 20 sitting is going to discuss and to make a final
decision on its participation in the May 31 Yerevan council of
elders elections and on its format. Armen Martirosian, the head of
the RA National Assembly Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction, reported
at the March 20 press briefing. In connection with the decision to
be made on running for the elections he did not exclude any variant,
including renouncing running for the elections.

A. Martirosian classed an "absolute falsehood" the rumor in press,
according to which NA deputy, Zharangutiun faction former Secretary
Stepan Safarian in token of his disagreement to Armenian National
Congress and Zharangutiun party’s not running for the elections with
a common electoral roll has decided to leave the party.

By the way, due to the Zharangutiun party Board sitting Board
Chairwoman, RA NA deputy Anahit Bakhshian will not take part in the
consultation initiated by the RA President the same day for the purpose
of discussing the consequences of the world financial-economic crisis,
to which several dozens of Armenian parties have been invited.