RPA tried to create “People’s front” aiming for presidential race – expertMarch 23, 2012 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political expert Karen Kocharyan slammed the proportional list of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) saying it reflects the prior pledges of the authorities. “RPA disappointed many people. The top ten presents common nomenclature; starting from 15th candidate, problems arise,” he told journalists. He said problems will emerge both within the party and with regard to public attitude, since the party had promised to introduce younger party members, at least educated people, with no tycoons involved. “I don’t think this list justifies promises voiced by the authorities over the past 2-3 years,” he said. Kocharyan added that good young politicians are also included in the list, “but it’s clear that one or two persons will not change anything”. Replying to the journalists’ question about RPA's advantages from involvement of experienced politicians like Artashes Geghamyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan and Hayk Babukhanyan, Kocharyan said: “This does give any benefits but rather hurts RPA.” According to Kocharyan, some believe that these people were included in the list on purpose, so that they could oppose ANC in the parliament and speak against it. “RPA humiliates itself. It appears that they have no members to oppose the ANC, and they attract others for this purpose, these being rather worn-out figures.” The expert thinks RPA attempted to create something like the Russian “People’s front” which is later supposed to participate in the presidential race. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |