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Karapetyan Denies Being a ‘Government Project,’ Says He Won’t Cooperate with HHSh

People’s Party leader Tigran Karapetyan has already presented his list of 18 demands to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, sending the “ultimatum” to the president’s residence and expecting a response by Feb. 28.

“We were [or rather, are] expecting cooperation with the ruling parties in the name of the people and the truth. If we don’t expect a response by Feb. 28, we’re going to flash a red card to the authorities. No confidence, and then a move toward early elections. Our demand for early elections: first, parliamentary, then, presidential. Unlike HAK [the Armenian National Congress], which first demands presidential, then parliamentary elections. Perhaps they immediately see themselves as president,” he said, basically repeating word-for-word what he said at his Feb. 15 rally.

To an observation by a journalist that he is often mentioned in the press, that he is the pet “project of the ruling authorities,” the People’s Party leader said:

“For 10 years I have shown the people, the people has seen, that I am an honest man and I haven’t participated in any coalitions, so I consider it lucky that I belong to the people. As for who’s who’s project, let them measure it with foreign money and with their belonging to different Free and Accepted Masons [groups].”

Speaking about the likelihood of uniting with HAK, Karapetyan said their movement is a free movement and he is prepared to stand on a platform with equal footing with any honest party or movement. “HAK is comprised of different forces; there are both just and unjust [parties in the opposition bloc]. For example, I’m referring to, we wouldn’t go on the same path with HHSh [Pan-Armenian National Movement].”

Karapetyan noted the People’s Party is opposed to the system developed in Armenia today.

“We today are against the system, not a single figure, [but] the system, led by Serzh Sargsyan; not the seat, because we wouldn’t want there to be new ruling authorities [using] the same methods,” he said.