ArmInfo.Vigen Sarkisian , the Defense Minister of Armenia and the first number in the proportional list of the Republican Party is surprised by open demarche against the Republican Party of Armenia announced by Seyran Ohanyan, his predecessor and the leader of Ohanyan- Eaffi-Oskanian bloc, as he stated during the interview with radio"Freedom". Sarkisyan stated also that he is surprised by warm dialogue of Ohanyan with some political forces with which he had uncertain relations last year. "I think Ohanyan understands who I am talking about, however it is his constitutional choice," Defense Minister pointed out. He also does not agree with Ohanyan's statement that he formed the army from none.
Defense-Minister also commented the statement of ORO representative Armen Martirosyan that choosing RPA, voter does not vote for Vigen Sarkisian, Arpine Hovhannisyan or Taron Margaryan, as they do not participate in decision making. Sarkisyan found this statement ridiculous, however he stated that in distinct to ORO, RPA representatives conduct live contacts, not via Skype. In his opinion, first five candidates presented in the proportional list are the persons, who make decisions in various spheres every day. Besides, he noticed that if the RPA wins, the current Prime-Minister Karen Karapetyan will continue to stay in his position. Sarkisyan also noted that he would like to continue his activity in the post of Minister after the elections too.
To note, Seyran Ohanyan, Ex-Defense Minister who leads Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian pre electoral list currently, with Ex-Ministers of Foreign Affairs Raffi Hovhannisyan and Vardan Oskanian roughly criticize ruling authorities. In his opinion, the priority question for Armenia is change of authorities and radical changes in ruling sphere.