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V. ATANESYAN: LOCAL ELECTIONS SHOULD NOT BE POLITICIZED
KarabakhOpen
30-08-2007 14:26:26
"We think the local elections should not be politicized," said the
leader of the Democratic faction Vahram Atanesyan in an interview
with Karabakh-Open.com. "After all, we are going to elect heads of
communities. And I think it does not matter much which party they
belong to."
With regard to the statement of the acting mayor of Stepanakert Edward
Aghabekyan, chair of the Movement 88 Party, on possible alliance with
the ARF Dashnaktsutyun in the election to the mayor of the capital,
the member of parliament said it does not match the current political
conjuncture, especially that all the four parliament parties supported
the common candidate in the presidential election. Vahram Atanesyan
thinks the idea of a "common candidate" should be pursued further
into the local elections.
It would be logical if the parties held consultations on this issue,
the leader of the faction thinks. The Democratic Party of Artsakh
is against politicization of the local elections and will be trying
to reach agreement with the other parties. "If our colleagues are
likely to politicize the local election, the Democratic Party will
have to meet the challenge and run in the election separately. We
have sufficient potential for that. We can nominate candidates in
most communities and be sure of their victory," Mr. Atanesyan said.
KarabakhOpen
30-08-2007 14:26:26
"We think the local elections should not be politicized," said the
leader of the Democratic faction Vahram Atanesyan in an interview
with Karabakh-Open.com. "After all, we are going to elect heads of
communities. And I think it does not matter much which party they
belong to."
With regard to the statement of the acting mayor of Stepanakert Edward
Aghabekyan, chair of the Movement 88 Party, on possible alliance with
the ARF Dashnaktsutyun in the election to the mayor of the capital,
the member of parliament said it does not match the current political
conjuncture, especially that all the four parliament parties supported
the common candidate in the presidential election. Vahram Atanesyan
thinks the idea of a "common candidate" should be pursued further
into the local elections.
It would be logical if the parties held consultations on this issue,
the leader of the faction thinks. The Democratic Party of Artsakh
is against politicization of the local elections and will be trying
to reach agreement with the other parties. "If our colleagues are
likely to politicize the local election, the Democratic Party will
have to meet the challenge and run in the election separately. We
have sufficient potential for that. We can nominate candidates in
most communities and be sure of their victory," Mr. Atanesyan said.