YEREVAN. – The non-government Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and the opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party carried out the most serious cooperation during the capital city Yerevan Council of Elders election, which was held on May 5.   

Opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc National Assembly Faction leader, ANC Party Vice-Chairman Levon Zurabyan stated the aforesaid during a press conference on Wednesday.

“This does not mean that the Congress representatives were ‘shining’ everywhere, [but] those certainly are exceptions,” Zurabyan added.

He stressed that ANC, ARF and PAP fought with principle and in the name of legitimacy. The opposition Heritage Party, on the other hand, as per Zurabyan, failed and it very often collaborated with the opposite camp.

“The majority [of Heritage] collaborated with the authorities,” the ANC MP noted.   

As for PAP allowing for election violations, Zurabyan stated that they had received reports that PAP was directing the voters. 

He added that the police actions gave no reason to believe that the law enforcement acted adequately during the vote.   

“The Police failed yet again, or became accomplices. Distribution of election bribe is an operation that comprises thousands of people. It is impossible to be unable to prevent such operation,” Levon Zurabyan said.

He stressed that the Armenian authorities, led by President Serzh Sargsyan, are the primary accountable ones for all types of election violations.