Deputy Chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) advises his party members not to participate in TV debates.

Commenting on ANC representative Nikol Pashinyan’s challenge to Ruben Hayrapetyan for a TV debate, Galust Sahakyan stressed the need for equal political forces to participate in TV debates to better present their merits.

He further noted the necessity to introduce TV debates into Armenian political culture, however, not during pre-election stage as it would result in “street scene.”

Representative of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak daily Nikol Pashinyan called out RPA candidates Samvel Alexanyan and Ruben Hayrapetyan to participate TV debates, who, however, haven’t so far given their consent.