November 30, 2009 - 14:32 AMT
Stepan Safaryan: RPA to be main political force in Armenia
The 12th congress of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was unprecedented, according to RPA member Karen Avagyan.

"It turned a new page in Armenia's political life," he told a news conference in Yerevan.

Heritage parliamentary group leader Stepan Safaryan said for his part that RPA's 12th congress suggested authorities' intention to put the focus on Republican Party only. "This is the way Serzh Sargsyan tries to block formation of a different political force," he noted, voicing his doubts over the opposition's showing a united front, like the Armenian authorities did.