What is RPA ashamed of?
What made the Prosperous Armenia party join the parliamentary opposition?
Like the parliamentary factions of the minority Heritage and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun parties, the PAP suggests holding parliamentary hearings on the transition to full-proportional representation system.
At the same time, the PAP is going to nominate candidates in all the 41 single-mandate constituencies. Asked why the PAP does not convene parliamentary discussions then, PAP MP Vardan Bostanjyan said, "A political force should take the public opinion into consideration."
Member of the Armenian National Congress Hovhannes Igityan says refusal from the majoritarian system does not need serious political reasoning.
He says the ruling Republican Party is ashamed of including notorious names on its proportional list, on the other hand, the RPA cannot refuse the service of oligarchs.
The party gives oligarchs majarotarian seats in the hope that they will use their financial resources and ensure votes in return," he said.
If the Republican party disapproves of the switch, the ANC representative suggests that the party should give the opposition half of its seats in the electoral commissions as a compromise.
