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IT MAKES NO SENSE TO JOIN RULING COALITION, DEPUTY LEADER OF ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARTY SAYS
YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. Heritage party's joining the governing
coalition makes no sense as no reforms can be implemented with the
current parliament, deputy head of Heritage opposition party Armen
Martirossian said.
"It is obvious, this parliament is not able to implement any reforms",
Martirossian said in commenting the allegations that Heritage will
join the ruling coalition.
Friday "Hraparak" (Square) newspaper said that Armenian president Serzh
Sargsyan suggested his main opposition challenger in the February 18
presidential election, leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian
three possible scenarios of further developments - the first,
creating a new pole of opposition and continuing political struggle
in a civilized manner, the second, switching over to radical steps
and expecting similar actions from the authorities, and the third,
cooperating with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
Zhoghovurd (People) newspaper, referring to its sources, said that
Sargsyan offered Hovannisian to accept the program proposed by the
current government and to enter the coalition.
Martirosyan also said that entering the coalition, with no opportunity
of implementing reforms, will mean a political suicide.
The deputy head of Heritage also stressed the party believes their
candidate won the election and they are confident they will manage
to achieve recognition and peaceful transfer of power.
According to the preliminary ballot results, Armenia's incumbent
president Sezrh Sargsyan won re-election with 861,378 votes or 58.64%
Monday. His main challenger and official runner-up Raffi Hovannisian
who polled 36.74% or 539,674 votes disputes the official outcome
of the election. Hovannisian had a meeting with the official
president-elect Sargsyan Thursday (no reporters were allowed to
the meeting). Hovannisian is expected to present the outcome of his
meeting with Sargsyan at today's meeting permitted by Mayor's office.
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YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. Heritage party's joining the governing
coalition makes no sense as no reforms can be implemented with the
current parliament, deputy head of Heritage opposition party Armen
Martirossian said.
"It is obvious, this parliament is not able to implement any reforms",
Martirossian said in commenting the allegations that Heritage will
join the ruling coalition.
Friday "Hraparak" (Square) newspaper said that Armenian president Serzh
Sargsyan suggested his main opposition challenger in the February 18
presidential election, leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian
three possible scenarios of further developments - the first,
creating a new pole of opposition and continuing political struggle
in a civilized manner, the second, switching over to radical steps
and expecting similar actions from the authorities, and the third,
cooperating with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
Zhoghovurd (People) newspaper, referring to its sources, said that
Sargsyan offered Hovannisian to accept the program proposed by the
current government and to enter the coalition.
Martirosyan also said that entering the coalition, with no opportunity
of implementing reforms, will mean a political suicide.
The deputy head of Heritage also stressed the party believes their
candidate won the election and they are confident they will manage
to achieve recognition and peaceful transfer of power.
According to the preliminary ballot results, Armenia's incumbent
president Sezrh Sargsyan won re-election with 861,378 votes or 58.64%
Monday. His main challenger and official runner-up Raffi Hovannisian
who polled 36.74% or 539,674 votes disputes the official outcome
of the election. Hovannisian had a meeting with the official
president-elect Sargsyan Thursday (no reporters were allowed to
the meeting). Hovannisian is expected to present the outcome of his
meeting with Sargsyan at today's meeting permitted by Mayor's office.
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