The People’s Party will be running in the May 6 parliamentary elections on its own and won’t be joining any alliance, said party leader Tigran Karapetyan at a press conference in the Armenian capital today.<\/p>\n
“We believe that becoming an alliance is an attempt at creating a coalition, which is accepted in Armenia’s world, but the ideas don’t correspond. For them, it’s not the idea that’s important but the money, the power,” he said.<\/p>\n
Karapetyan intends to contest a parliamentary seat under the majority system. (Recall, deputies will be elected under a mixed electoral system: 90 deputies will be elected under a proportional system in a nationwide constituency and a further 41 in single-mandate constituencies under a majoritarian system.) He will be running in the no. 17 electoral district which includes Artashat and the surrounding environs. The party will convene a congress at the end of March or early April and will decide its next steps.<\/p>\n
The People’s Party leader, however, didn’t seem too optimistic.<\/p>\n
“The elections will occur with the same standards as in the past and those individuals and political parties who get [unwritten, unofficial] approval will make it [to parliament],” he said, adding that, nevertheless, people should actively vote in the elections.<\/p>\n
“30% of the people aren’t in Armenia and another 30% don’t vote \u2014 for this reason, the authorities are given the opportunity to commit electoral fraud by 60%,” he added.<\/p>\n
The likelihood of his securing a seat in the next parliament Karapetyan assessed at 3 kilos and 500 grams.<\/p>\n
“I’m not afraid of my likely opponents [former parliamentary speaker] Hovik Abrahamyan and [former police chief] Alik Sargsyan,” he stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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