Opposition stands good chance to win the election
"The opposition stands good chances to win the March 31," Heritage Party member Vardan Khachatryan said during today's press conference.
Heritage members Vardan Khachatryan and Hovsep Khurshudyan today appealed to Yerevan citizens to vote for the oppoitsion during the upcoming election to the Elder's Council. They didn't want to detail the negotiations between the Heritage and the Armenian National Congress (HAK) saying they are no longer important.
"We held the opinion that the opposition should nominate a joint candidate for Yerevan's mayor to gain the maximum votes but we failed to submit a joint ticket with the HAK, hence we decided to abstain from the election race."
The Heritage members brushed away the alleged conflict between the two opposition wings as was reported in the press.
"Today we are all concerned about the opposition's victory," added Hovsep Khurshudyan. "We are well aware of the public moods and we shall have a key participation in the election trying to secure the opposition's victory."
With regard to the Republican candidate Vardan Khachatryan said: "Gagik Beglaryan's appointment to the mayoral post on the eve of the election will weaken that candidate and raise an unpredicted wave of protest."
Vardan Khachatryan says henceforth the “Heritage” will participate in all elections without exception, while this time they will act as public overseers and will do everything possible to ensure the legality and the fairness of the election by reducing rigging and ballot stuffing to the minimum.
The Heritage will back the public in all events organised by the opposition.
