Edward Sharmazanov: ANC rating among Armenian population plummets down

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Republican Party of Armenia did not support any candidate during elections to the National Assembly of Armenia at the 10th electoral district of Yerevan, Edward Sharmazanov , secretary of the parliamentary group of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) told a press conference in Yerevan today.



According Sharmazanov, the Republican Party of Armenia condemns all violations, occurred during these elections. "But a low voter participation at the N10 constituency of Yerevan in the elections showed that ANC's rating plummeted down among the population," the MP said.



According to CEC, on January 10 in elections to the National Assembly of Armenia at the 10th constituency of Yerevan candidate of the National Unity Party Ara Simonyan won a victory collecting 7,622 votes.



Three candidates were running for the NA deputy: Ara Simonyan (National Unity Party) collected 7622 votes, David Hakobyan (head of the Marxist Party of Armenia) - 299 votes, and being under arrest the chief editor of the Haikakan Zhamanak opposition newspaper Nicol Pashinyan scored 5023 votes.



Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was founded in 1990 by Ashot Navasardyan. The ideological basis of the party is the doctrine of the Armenian political and military leader of the First Republic of Armenia Garegin Nzhdeh. The re-birth of the Republican Party is organically linked with the national liberation struggle in 1988. Institutional framework for the establishment of the Republican Party was formed at the beginning of this struggle by the military-political union "Army of Independence". As a political party it was registered on 14 May 1991.



The party has made a significant contribution to the work of the Coordinating Council of volunteer militias, helping to establish the rule of law and order in the republic, and after the formation of a regular national army in Armenia Armenian Republican Party declared about its demilitarization.



In July 2006, the 10th extraordinary congress of the party declared the Republican Party of Armenia as National Conservative Party. Chairman of the party up to 1997 was Ashot Navasardyan, between 1997 and 2005 - Andranik Margaryan. At present, the party is headed by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.