DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL UNION OF ARMENIA TO GO TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ALONE
Noyan Tapan
Feb 19 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Democratic Liberal Union of
Armenia" party (DLUA) is ready to alone go to the coming parliamentary
elections, but it considers right the process of enlarging unity of
the political forces.
Seyran Avagian, the DLUA Chairman, the country President’s Advisor
stated about it during the opening ceremony of the regular and 4th
congress of the party taken place at the "Moscow" cinema Great Hall
on February 17. "We express readiness for unification of efforts
with co-thinkers, partners, and do not exclude participation in the
coming parliamentary elections in that way," he said, presenting
the general resolution of the party board. S.Avagian proposed the
congress delegates to start on February 18 "the correct, detailed
discussion of that resolution" and to aware the society about the
final decision. In his words, in the case of necessity the congress
will involve its proposals in the board resolution. At the same time
he mentioned that the party, not being against the alliance idea,
attaches importance to the issue of presenting its possible allies’
joint position at the political agenda of the coming years as well. "We
do not found the alliance to get a mandate," he assured.
People invited from other parties were not present at works of the
first day of the congress. "Responding the Noyan Tapan correspondent’s
question, S.Avagian mentioned during the pre-electoral period
"mutual participation in the congresses from other parties may create
approaches, moods, not corresponding to the reality, and we consider
it right for every party holds a congress inside it." S.Avagian also
stated that the DLUA, functioning from 2001, had 22.5 thousand members
during the 2003 elections. Re-registration was announced during the
post-electoral period of time, and it was not managed to finish it
in villages. According to the last data of the party organization
department, the number of members is about 7 thousand.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
