SENIOR REPUBLICAN MEMBER ‘DISTRIBUTES’ NEXT PARLIAMENT SEATS
Armenpress
Nov 22 2006
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS: A senior member of the governing
Republican Party predicted today that his own party and the Prosperous
Armenia of a millionaire businessman Gagik Tsarukian will win seats
in the next parliament.
Galust Sahakian, head of the Republican Party’s parliamentary faction,
also predicted that two opposition parties-the National Unity of
Artashes Geghamian and the People’s Party of Armenia of Stepan
Demirchian will win seats in the legislator.
Sahakian said, ‘irrespective of everything, the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) will also be represented in the National Assembly,
as its political ‘visitor card’ is embracing."
"As regards the Armenian National Movement (the party of ex-president
Levon Ter-Petrosian), I think it is represented in this current
parliament. Let us wait and see whether they will assume a constructive
approach or not," Sahakian said giving no chances to the Orinats
Yerkir party of former parliament chairman Arthur Baghdasarian,
saying this party was in the process of changing its image.
Sahakian said all political forces spoke in favor fair and transparent
elections.. He further said that on the eve of the polls all forces
contesting parliamentary seats should announce publicly what sort
of resources they possess and in which polling stations they will be
able to secure that polls be held in just atmosphere.