ArmInfo.The Yelq bloc maximum program is to shift the power in Armenia, and the minimum program is to become a counterbalance in the Parliament, Edmon Marukyan, the leader of Enlightened Armenia Party proportional list said during his conversation with journalists.
According to him, while monitoring the speeches of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanyan bloc and Tsaroukyan bloc he didn't notice their oppositional intentions or any plans to discuss the possibility of cooperation during upcoming parliamentary elections. "They have to show out what is their difference of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, and to make the society and other political powers to see that. At this stage I see no such intentions," Marukyan stated. He also considered strange the speeches of ex Ministers Seyran Ohanyan and Vardan Oskanyan regarding to set an investigation due to March 1, 2008 events. This is stated by the people who had a direct relation to the events mentioned. I haven't heard any oppositional statements, let them propose their project and we will decide, is their position in compliance with ours, or not", he said.
In his turn, Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the Civil Treaty Party, thinks that Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanyan and Tsarukyan blocs have to prove many things. " Their political orientation and their goals are quite unclear. Talking about the cooperation it is necessary to consider the contact points. I think those blocks will star the cooperation with RPA within upon the first opportunity," the politician stated. HE also thinks thet the statements of Ohanyan and Oskanyan on the necessity of March 1 2008 events investigations are hard to understand. The politician stated also that Tsaroukyan left the political battlefield at the most important moment, when both the political and public societies were ready to shift the power," he mentioned.
Aram Sargsyan, the Republic Party leader stated also, that the goal of the bloc is top get as much votes as possible, and to hold those. He thinks that the cooperation of Yelq with those blocs could also raise an obstacle for political entities due to political issues He mentioned also the new Constitution that he opposes, strengthens the role of the Parliament. That is why he will not reject the mandate this time.