“Let him make things clear what he means by saying, “I do not consider the “Yelk” a contender”, and I will say whether we consider him a contender or not,” said one of the leaders of the “Yelk” alliance, a lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan, in an interview with Aravot.am, interpreting the statement of the candidate of “ORO” Alliance, Seyran Ohanyan, that he does not consider the “Yelk” as a contender. He also referred to another observation made by former Defense Minister that he can lead tough and drastic reforms in Armenia. “He could have had the chance to lead tough and drastic reforms when he was a Defense Minister,” said Pashinyan.
Note, “Yelk” alliance was formed by 3 parties member of parliament Nikol Pashinyan’s “Civil agreement”, MP Edmon Marukyan’s “Bright Armenia and Armenia’s former Prime Minister Aram Sargsyan’s “Republic”.