Kocharian unlikely to be nominated as president – RPA memberSeptember 30, 2011 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is skeptical over the possibility for the 2nd Armenian President Robert Kocharian to be nominated as a candidate at oncoming presidential election. “According to Electoral Code, presidential candidate must be nominated by parties. I can think of no such party, for, based on coalition memorandum, RPA, Prosperous Armenia and Orinats Yerkir parties must jointly nominate a candidate,” Rafik Petrosyan said. “RPA members are all for supporting the candidacy of current president Serzh Sargsyan. As for other parties, they’re not strong enough to nominate and support their own candidate,” he stressed. Commenting on the chances for oppositional ARD Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) to support Kocharian, the MP noted, “ARFD are smart enough to realize they won’t be able to win as many votes as RPA, Prosperous Armenia and Orinats Yerkir taken together. I don’t think ARFD will risk that.” “Armenia has no prerequisites for repeating Russia’s scenario. Though able to return into politics, Kocharian is unlikely to be running for president,” Petrosyan said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |