YEREVAN. – Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) does not rule out collaboration with other political forces after the capital city Yerevan Council election to be conducted on May 5.  

“And why not, especially if there are overlying interests? Moreover, since there still are forces that state about an interest to ensure the quality of the elections,” PAP Press Secretary Tigran Urikhanyan said during a press conference on Tuesday.

With respect to the united front proposed by opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian—who was declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election that was conducted on February 18, but who claims to be the real winner in the vote—, Urikhanyan noted that PAP is prepared to collaborate with any political force that represents the people’s interests, and to carry out joint programs, but only if there are no serious ideological differences.

“But an action plan and a political agenda are needed for that; when that exists, we will respond,” he added.

To the query as to whether the Prosperous Armenia Party could once again be a part of the ruling coalition, Tigran Urikhanyan replied as follows:

“Our party will never assume a [governmental] position if the situation in the country and the citizens’ quality of life will not change from that.”