YEREVAN. - The second President of Armenia, just like every other citizen, has the right to participate in parliamentary or presidential elections, said vice-chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Galust Sahakyan at a press conference on Tuesday.

Asked whether he sees the second president of Armenia among the current acting forces, Sahakyan reminded that his party is focused on the elections to the Parliament.

"We do not speak of presidential elections, we speak about parliamentary elections. Kocharyan’s activity depends on him and on his political activities. Today, I do not see him acting. I do not see second president’s efforts to get active in the parliamentary elections."

Referring to dual opinion of the media Sahakyan said that the Republican Party of Armenia is the force that supported Robert Kocharyan in his years in office.

"For some reason, there is an opinion that Robert Kocharyan was nightmare for the party. We played a huge role in reforms he implemented in over 10 years and we appreciate Kocharyan’s contribution in the construction of statehood. As of our current position, we do not know who will stand where tomorrow and have no idea about Kocharyan’s point of view. I do not think there are Republicans who have negative attitude towards the second president," Sahakyan added.