AUTHORITIES TO FORM NEW COALITION?
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06:43 pm | March 26, 2009
Politics
Former NA Chairman Tigran Torosyan is rest assured that leaving the
Republican Party was the right thing to do.
Mr. Torosyan refused to comment on the questions related to the
Republican Party during a press conference today. He simply said:
"If everything remained the way it was, I wouldn’t have left the
party. I don’t want to talk about it."
Instead, Mr. Torosyan talked more about the opposition. According
to him, the opposition would have reached greater success if it had
teamed up with "Heritage".
"They would have been able to overcome the 40% mark. The current list
of the opposition favors the coalition parties. If the authorities
can win the 7% with separate candidates, there is a high chance that
they will create a new coalition within the framework of the Yerevan
city council. Then they will have higher hopes to form a majority to
nominate and elect a mayor."
Mr. Torosyan refused to draw comparisons between the candidates leading
the list of the Republican Party and the Armenian National Congress.
"They differ as political figures with their positions. It is evident
and undisputable, but there are many factors that may have an impact
on the outcome of the elections."
Tigran Torosyan doesn’t share the opinion that Levon Ter-Petrosyan
will leave the political field after the defeat of the Armenian
National Congress in the elections for Yerevan city council.
As for the chances of the opposition on May 31, Tigran Torosyan said
that there is no party that can reach the 40% mark and the ANC doesn’t
have that chance.
In any case, Tigran Torosyan believes that the return of Levon
Ter-Petrosyan served as an alternative for the people. As far as
the Public Council created by Serzh Sargsyan is concerned, Torosyan
said that he respects many of the people engaged in the council,
but doesn’t think that they will reach great heights