Armenian presidential candidate Vardan Sedrakyan said he will launch his election campaign following the Constitutional Court’s decision.

“The assassination attempt on candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan most of all hampered the plans of current leader Serzh Sargsyan and candidate Andreas Ghukasyan. The latter will be forced to continue the hunger strike,” candidate Sedrakyan said.

Dwelling on the possible perpetrators of Hayrikyan’s shooting, he said the move wouldn’t benefit the ruling authorities.