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    Armenpress

    REPUBLICAN MP PREDICTS NO MAJOR CHANGES IN NEXT
    PARLIAMENT

    YEREVAN, JUNE 30, ARMENPRESS; A senior member of
    the governing Republican party of prime minister
    Andranik Margarian has downplayed media speculations
    and expert forecast that the next Armenian parliament
    will be made of quite different forces, saying to a
    news conference today that all those forces which are
    now in it will win seats as well in 2007 polls.
    Galust Sahakian, head of the party's parliamentary
    faction, even made his own forecast saying the
    opposition will win as many as 30 seats or even more.
    Sahakian did not rule out that the Prosperous Armenia
    of Gagik Tsarukian, a recently set up, but rapidly
    expanding party and other out -of -parliament forces
    may also win seats in the parliament given they choose
    a right strategy.
    Sahakian said he had no doubts that his Republican
    Party will win more seats than any other party, but
    said the decision to form an alliance could be made
    only after the polls. Sahakian also ruled out pre-term
    parliamentary elections because 'there is no such
    need." Sahakian said it was not yet clear whether
    defense minister Serzh Sarkisian will join the
    Republican party.
    Armenian media has been speculating that Sarkisian
    will announce his joining the Republican party at its
    congress slated for July 22. Local newspapers also
    claimed Sarkisian will co-chair the party and top its
    list of candidates for next year's parliamentary
    elections.
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