ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN IS NOT GOING TO BE "5TH WHEEL" IN GOVERNMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.05.2007 14:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "ARF Dashnaktsutyun party is not going to be the
"5th wheel" in the government. We have been supporting President of
Armenia beginning from 1998 and will continue to do that till 2008,"
ARFD Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisyan stated to a press conference in
Yerevan. He said party’s presence in the ruling coalition in 2003 was
a necessity, since neither of parties made majority. "But currently we
have quite another apportionment of forces and the Republican Party
will hardly turn to us with such a request. At least, we have not
received such a request up to this moment," Hovhannisyan said. He also
underlined in the previous government ministers from Dashnaktsutyun
worked honestly, and just their activity played decisive role for
people during elections. "All votes given to us by our citizens are
clear, we did not sink into bribes and pressure," Hovhannisyan is sure.
The Republican Party of Armenia led by Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan,
Prosperous Armenia party led by entrepreneur Gagik Tsarukyan, ARF
Dashnaktsutyun, Orinats Yerkir party led by former RA NA speaker
Artur Baghdassaryan and Heritage party led by Armenia’s first Foreign
Minister Raffi K. Hovannisian garnered over 5% of votes in the May
12 parliamentary election.