YEREVAN. – It was not me the target but the national self-determination, presidential candidate and chairman of the National Self-Determination party Paruyr Hayrikyan said.

All the presidential candidates would have better withdrawn their candidacy on his behalf, Hayrikyan told voters in Talin city of Armenia’s Aragatsotn Region on Wednesday.

“Someone smiles, someone recovers, someone presents election program. It is important but the most important is human, national, worthy self-determination. If Raffi Hovhannisian and Hrant Bagratyan had a little hope in their victory in the first round, we could have achieved a joint victory five days and would carry out the policy of reforms,” Hayrikyan said.

He also said that three days ago the incumbent President and presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan visited him and Hayrikyan asked whether Sargsyan distributed election bribes to which Sargsyan replied the bribe is ruled out.

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