Armenia-Turkey Protocols’ ratification in RA Parliament will incite ARF Dashnaktsutyun to start the struggle against ruling regime, ARFD member Armen Rustamyan stated at the press conference.

“ARFD’s struggle against the Protocols can smoothly escalate into struggle for the change of power,” he said. Rustamyan underlined that Dashnaktsutyun overtures new platform comprising of party’s traditional stance on social and national-democratic issues, as well as preparation for the upcoming elections. ARFD has its positions on parliamentary election system unchanged and party members insist on conversion to fully proportional system, reduction of parliamentary seats and elimination of deputy immunity.

The document also mentions the necessity of anti-corruption body creation to be headed by the oppositionist. The ARFD members also persist in appointment of Central Electoral Commission chair by National Assembly. Rustamyan emphasized that the platform implies the ARFD’s preparation to the change of power.

Commenting on Armenian-Turkish relations, Rustamyan stated that Armenia and Turkey were pressurized by those behind them during the signing ceremony in Zurich. He outlined that the Protocols will be ratified by Turkish Parliament, as Ankara has no reasons of acting otherwise. “Turkey got desired and currently came to grips with Azerbaijan challenges,” Rustamyan concluded.