Coordinator Minister Hovik Abrahamian says.
– There are publications in the press, that you will be the head of RPA pre-electoral headquarter, and contrary to the former elections when you were the fourth in the proportional list, now you will be the 5th? How do you explain it?
– I’m surprised at some persons’ anxiety on that question. I should say that we have already discussed it and the head of RPA headquarter will be announced soon. As for proportional list, I should inform that there has been no change in the first four places of the list as it was in 2003. I understand that some people are interested in such kind of intrigues to sow discord inside the RPA council, but their efforts are made in vain. Republican Party is engaged in more serious and responsible activities.
– It is known that after July session, the recruit businessmen will try to come to the parliament by the party list. But the seats are limited.
– Both leader of the party Andranik Margarian and head of the council Serge Sargsian have said for many times that the presence of businessmen and non-political figures will be reduced. As for the RPA proportional list, it will be formed by a logical principle, taking into consideration the politician’s merits and his possibilities to achieve party problems. The proportional list will be published soon, and I assure you that you won’t meet names there at which RPA will feel shame.
– It is said that the price to become your party member is $1 million.
– Nothing is sold in our party, including the seats of proportional list. I’d advise you not to elude this or that publication of the press, otherwise, it seems, and we have nothing to do except replying to the current nonsense and slander. Finally, the newspapers want to involve us in the scandals and solve the problem of edition. I understand that newspapers are also a type of business but I’m not going to assist with business successes of some irresponsible media.
– Do you agree that Republican and “Prosperous Armenia” have already allotted the majority seats and have come to an agreement not to nominate candidates against each other?
– The elections aren’t held by arrangements. Each party is free to nominate its candidacy by majority system, and the voter my make decision. And you shouldn’t declare beforehand as if everything is predicted and nothing depends on the voter’s vote.
– It is also spoken as if you are equally working both for RPA and “Prosperous Armenia”, that is, you act in two areas. By the way, some of your party members also speak about it.
– I’m a devoted and faithful person and if I devote myself to a team, an ideology and activity, I always stand for my team, irrespective of situation change. I never turn my idea down and never betray my team; I’ve proved it by my work and life. As regards my role in RPA and “Prosperous Armenia” relations, I’ve already told for several times that there are relative relations between me and Gagik Tsaroukian. I don’t hide my role in the solidarity of both forces. I’ll do my best to hold civil elections together with all parties.
– The major part of majority seats is usually privatized, one of them is your brother in Artashat, and he will nominate his candidacy lonely. It is also spoken that besides the polling station, who have also privatized other things.
– My brother hasn’t nominated his candidacy lonely for the previous time, he has nominated together with Dashnaktsakan candidate and has won him. This time there are other candidates who will nominate their candidacy there, too. So the electoral district isn’t privatized at all.
– The authority does its best for reproduction, but the opposition affirms that the authority won’t succeed in it.
– I don’t remember any case when the opposition has inserted any innovation in its traditional scenario.
– ARF doesn’t hide that in case of getting less votes, it will become the opposition. Your opinion about it.
– If any force has decided to become the opposition or leave the policy, it’s its business. There have always been forces in the coalition, which have always changed their position. The Republican is the only power, which clearly declares that we are responsible both for the mistakes and good activities. NDU leader Vazgen Manoukian said to your address in “Pastark” club that you are the most falsifier person.
– I understand Vazgen Manoukian’s state of mind, so I shouldn’t answer declarations of a disappointed politician.