YEREVAN. – The matter of supporting opposition Heritage Party Chairman Raffi Hovannisian’s nomination in next year’s presidential elections is not on our agenda, Armenia’s opposition Free Democrats Party Press Secretary Anzhela Khachatryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. She added that the Free Democrats is currently discussing the format of its participation in the elections.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Hovannisian has announced that he will run for presidency. 

To note, the Free Democrats took part in the May 6 National Assembly (NA) elections together with Heritage, and with a single list. As a result, Free Democrats leader Khachatur Kokobelyan and party member Alexander Arzumanyan were elected into Parliament. But, sometime thereafter, a conflict arose between the two parties. In the outcome, MPs Kokobelyan and Arzumanyan announced that even though they will formally remain members of the NA Heritage Faction, they will function independently and not represent the faction’s position.