ARF Dashnaktsutyun considers the statement of oppositional Heritage party’s leader is realistic and rational, head of ARFD parliamentary group Vahan Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Earlier speaking in parliament, leader of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisyan said the ruling forces are dissatisfied with even such a small number of opposition members. Later the Heritage members ignored the voices of protest and walked out immediately.

Asked whether ARFD will follow Heritage’s lead if it boycotts the parliament session, Hovhannisyan stressed moves of other political forces cannot serve an example for Dashnaktsutyun. “If we make certain steps we will do it based on our own analysis and decisions,” he added.  

At today’s session the Heritage MPs left the hall saying the Opposition does not need to rig elections to get some seats in Parliament. “Take them as your heritage,” they addressed the ruling coalition. Party’s leader Raffi Hovhannisyan slammed the coalition memorandum recently signed by three Armenian parties, calling it unconstitutional. He added memorandum’s objective was Serzh Sargsyan’s premature nomination at the 2013 presidential election in defiance of the law.