Ruling coalition: Mayor elections are a chance to exercise abilities

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Yerevan is going to hold elections for the Elders' and not the Mayor's. The Mayor's elections are to be held at the next stage only. The RA Republican Party is getting seriously prepared for the elections, we have great expectations, said Galoust Sahakyan , head of Republican faction, RA Parliament deputy."



As he says, Mayor's elections do not differ from Parliamentary elections in terms of seriousness and political value. For the first time both citizens and various Parliamentary and extraparliamentary political forces will take an active part in the elections.



Galoust Sahakyan emphasized that the Republican Party of RA and the coalition parties discussed the chances to nominate a single candidate, but decided to participate separately in the elections as they think it a very suitable chance to exercise their abilities.



"Every political team has its own measurement format, and I would not like the opposition to take up the position of a loser at this stage. During these elections the opposition must show its determination," Galoust Sahakyan said.



When asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter about his attitude towards the statements made by the deputies of «Heritage» faction regarding Gagik Beglaryan's appointment which proves that the Republican Party is not prepared to face the opposition openly, he replied that such statements are natural on the part of the opposition. Today they are already talking of unfair conditions since they do not have the real chances to overcome the 7% barrier.



When asked whether Gagik Beglaryan's appointment as a Mayor will help or, on the contrary, upset Beglaryan himself, he said the Party never discussed this question. "The Mayor has very powerful structures, and they are expected to work, Sahakyan added."