YEREVAN. – It is not important whether or not a political force represents the opposition or the authorities; the important thing is whether it serves the interests of its constituents.  

Political and electoral technology specialist Armen Badalyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan’s recent statement that PAP cannot become an opposition.

As per the analyst, during elections people are not guided by the precept that whether the given political force is oppositional or pro-government.

“There was nothing new in Gagik Tsarukyan’s statement. The PAP announced even in the NA [i.e., National Assembly] that it is an alternative force, and not an opposition,” Badalyan said, and added: “The important thing is that the political forces work in normal fashion.”

According to Armen Badalyan, the important thing is the deeds, and not the statements.