Heritage member slams party leader’s campaign techniques

PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage member slammed the campaign techniques the party used to attract new people in its candidates’ list.

Larisa Alaverdyan voiced skepticism over Free Democrats’ ability to pursue the same policy in the new parliament as Heritage.

She noted with regret that a number of representatives from Heritage didn’t enter the parliament because of merger with the Free Democrats.

“Though I negatively assess Heritage leader Raffi Hovhannisian’s campaign techniques, I think his personal qualities have remained unchanged,” Larisa Alaverdyan said.

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.