YEREVAN. – Representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) on Thursday brought along brandy and bags of candy, as they came to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) to submit their party documents, so as to run for parliament in the forthcoming election.

When asked why they had come to the CEC with bags of candy, RPA representative Seyran Yuzbashyan responded: “I came to see my girlfriend.”

As reported earlier, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan will be heading the election list of this political force. Next on the list are capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, and Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan, in that order.