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    ULP CALLS ON ITS MEMBERS TO BACK CANDIDACY OF SERGE SARGSIAN

    YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The majority of active members of the
    United Labor Party (ULP) expressed their approval for the pre-election
    program of the candidate for RA presidency, the prime minister Serge
    Sargsian. Out of 199 delegates of the 4th congress of the ULP on
    February 1 who took part in a secret vote, 124 voted for the program of
    S. Sargsian, 5 - for the program of Artur Baghdasarian, 1 - Artashes
    Geghamian, 0 - Tigran Karapetian, 1 - Aram Harutyunian, 2 - Vahan
    Hovhannisian, 14 - Vazgen Manukian, 1 - Arman Melikian, 47 - Levon
    Ter-Petrosian.

    Taking the position of the majority into account, the ULP political
    board instructed the heads of territorial structures to inform all
    political parties about the vote results and called on the ULP members
    to take an active part in the upcoming presidential elections and to
    back the candidacy of Serge Sargsian.

    The chairman of the ULP Gurgen Arsenian stated that no pressure was put
    on the participants in the vote. In particular, one of the regional
    structures, whose representatives did not attend the congress because
    of bad weather, have sent the results of its vote, according to which
    this structure will not back the candidacy of S. Sargsian. He assured
    those present that members of their party are given freedom in giving
    their votes for the candidate they prefer at the February 19 elections.

    In response to the question about why the ULP, a party with a liberal
    ideolody, endorses the candidate of a nationalist party, G. Arsenian
    replied that the matter concerns support of the program of Serge
    Sargsian rather than that of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The
    leader of the ULP added that by supporting S. Sargsian's program, the
    party also takes responsibility for its implementation.

    G. Arsenian expressed his disagreement in connection with pressure put
    on the owner of Sil Concern Khachatur Sukiasian. He said that in
    applying pressure on businessmen for their oppositionist political
    position, the authorities should take into account that this practive
    may be adopted by future authorities.
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