YEREVAN. – ARF Dashnaktsutyun said two clear statements are needed to have consolidated opposition in Armenia.

Firstly, opposition forces must not join the ruling party after being elected to the Yerevan Council, Armen Rustamyan said.  The opposition forces must pledge cooperation in the Council of Elders, so that they will unite all opposition seats and elect a mayor representing the opposition.

The second statement must confirm that the opposition parties will cooperate at the polling stations to preserve the votes, Rustamyan told reporters.

“We must to give people the guarantee of fair elections, it is the thing that political parties must do,” he emphasized.

Rustamyan believes the opposition must make the voters more involved. “We must persuade them that the elections to the Council of Elders is another chance for people to say ‘No’ to the authorities,” he added.    

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