"The Heritage, acknowledging the importance of Mayoral elections applied to NCA with an offer for single Mayoral candidate nomination. After 22 day's silence we received the ANC decision. I have to state that , unfortunately the decision hadn't been negotiated with the Heritage," the Heritage Press Secretary Hovsep Khurshudyan stated.

According to Hovsep Khurshudyan, the Heritage suggested young candidate Armen Martirosyan topped the list, whom experienced politicians, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Raffi Hovhannesyan had to lead to the victory.

The Party decided that Ter-Petrosyan was to come second in the list, followed by Raffi Hovhannsesyan.


Hovsep Khurshudyan noted that some part of the electorate, though pro-oppositional, is unwilling to vote for Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The Heritage decision to nominate Armen Martirosyan as top candidate was prompted by his being capable to draw pro-oppositional electorate votes.

"We believe that what matters is not the votes accumulated or who'll be elected as Mayor, but that Mayoral elections have political connotation and would serve as an important start for further changes in the country. It's the opposition victory that matters, and any decision of Heritage Party will be serving to the cause of opposition's victory."

Heritage final decision will be announced on Friday.