YEREVAN.- Armenian authorities should allow people make a free choice, former MP Anahit Bakhshyan said commenting on upcoming presidential elections.

“I am trying to be optimistic and, somehow, give people hope,” she told reporters on Tuesday.

However, former MP and member of Heritage Party said Armenian society is in hopeless and desperate condition.

“In all societies, the government and the opposition complement each other, but this is not the case in Armenia. The opposition should be the nervous system of the body to warn of any danger,” she emphasized.

Speaking about the upcoming presidential elections, Bakhshyan noted that, despite the fact there are no grounds for optimism, the leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian is the only worthy candidate as “he is very honest and loyal to the country.”