Hovsep Khurshudyan, the spokesperson for Raffi Hovhannisyan’s campaign headquarters, responds to Hrant Bagratyan’s statements
* Hrant Bagratyan, a candidate for president, expressed his position on the idea of a joint candidate during a press conference today, saying that he would join that undertaking, if the candidates stated that they were with the opposition and would not assume an office, in case Serzh Sargsyan was elected. How will you comment on that, will you respond to that?
* We have found out about Mr. Bagratyan’s preconditions in the press. Firstly, let me say that to us, it is strange to communicate with each other through open letters or other means of indirect communication, since Raffi Hovhannisyan has always been open to direct communication; he is regularly in touch with his colleagues either directly or over the phone.
As for the idea of participating with a joint candidate, let me state that Raffi Hovhannisyan said that he was ready to discuss that option without preconditions.
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With regard to being or not being with the opposition, it is worrying that Hrant Bagratyan hasn’t learned from many years of Raffi Hovhannisyan’s political activities yet that he is with the opposition. In the end, we can already say today that Raffi Hovhannisyan will not congratulate Serzh Sargsyan, since in case of a free and legitimate election, Raffi Hovhannisyan will win and the only “office” he will assume will be the presidency, which he considers just as an opportunity to serve his own people. And those who really are with the opposition should believe in the people’s victory and ensure it.