SERGE SARGSYAN: PARLIAMENT IS NOT FLEXIBLE

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RoA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan, the leader of the Republican Party, bids for presidency. “My approach is positive. The election showed that Republicans enjoy vote of confidence. If the party puts forward my candidature, I will certainly run in the 2008 presidential election,” Serge Sargsyan said. The Prime Minister does not think there will be an early presidential election in Armenia.

He made no comment on the National Unity, the People's Party of Armenia and other forces which lost the parliamentary election. “The Parliament is not flexible: there are only 131 seats, and the struggle registered these results,” Serge Sargsyan said in answer to journalists' question related to the opposition's defeat.

“The more multi-layer the parliament is, the more people will trust it. We are ready to collaborate with any political party and individual,” he said. To note, Serge Sargyan repeated the same words three months ago when it was still unknown how many votes the Republicans would enjoy.

In Serge Sargsyan's opinion, the elections were conducted with fabrications and frauds. “Nobody denies that the elections were flawed and there were shortcomings. Complaints are natural as no country has flawless electoral system.”

To the question whether the new NA is Russian-oriented, Serge Sargsyan answered, “I have stated for a number of times that the Republican Party, personally I consider ourselves as a pro-Armenian force, and not a pro-Russian, a pro-NATO or a pro-Western force. We have always implemented policies on solving the problem of security of our people, raising the quality of life and we were interested in others’ interests to the degree that our interests interested others. The Republican Party has always been concerned over public security, safety and improvement of living conditions.”