ANC rep. says opposition bloc impossible without Ter-Petrossian

PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc and Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Gurgen Yeghiazaryan believes the Congress will collapse if ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian leaves the bloc.

Commenting on certain oppositionists’ urging ANC leader to leave the bloc after unsuccessful parliamentary polls, Yeghiazaryan noted, “the opposition movement is impossible without Ter-Petrossian.”

The politician, however, refused to comment on recent crisis in ANC, as well as Republic party leader Aram Sargsyan’s leaving the bloc, urging to wait till Sargsyan makes an official statement.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) took a decisive victory at the parliamentary elections on May 6 gaining 44,02% of votes.

The coalition Prosperous Armenia party comes second with 30,12% of votes and the opposition ANC is placed third with 7,08%. The opposition parties Heritage (5,76%) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (5,67%), as well as the third coalition Orinats Yerkir party (5,51%) also joined the new parliament.

RPA gained absolute majority of 69 seats in the 131-member National Assembly, 40 by proportional and 29 by majority system of voting.

Prosperous Armenia got 37 seats (28 by proportional and 9 by majority systems) and ANC was left with 7.

Dashnaktsutyun and Orinats Yerkir got 6 seats each (5 by proportional and 1 by majority systems), while Heritage got 5.