make preferableYEREVAN.- ARF Dashnaktsutyun and the Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc partially agree to the conditions put forward by the Heritage Party.
During the Wednesday meeting representative of Heritage Ruban Hakobyan demanded that all the parties’ leaders should sign a document proposing creation of a single headquarters to monitor elections as well as the formation of a working group that will monitor charitable foundations handing out pre-election bribes.
He also said that Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) should decide whether it would be on the side of ruling coalition or the opposition.
Vardan Oskanian, representing PAP at the meeting, said the political force could withdraw from the initiative but render necessary assistance.
In his turn coordinator of ANC central office Levon Zurabyan said the political decision was approved and the rest is nothing but working problems.
“If we continue our work to combat election rigging, we will achieve considerable success,” he said. However, Zurabyan noted that demand to sign the document by the leader is not understandable. “We all are authorized to sign the document,” he added.
In his turn head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Armen Rustamyan said he would sign the document.
Earlier, Heritage Party said it would quit unless all the political forces meet the demands.
A statement to create a single headquarters to monitor election processes was earlier signed by the Prosperous Armenia Party (ruling coalition member), opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Heritage and ANC.
The Republican Party refused to participate in the initiative.
