ArmInfo. The first number of the electoral list of the "Sasna Tsrer" party Varuzhan Avetisyan voted for sovereign, and powerful Armenia - Armenia for all Armenians.
In an interview with journalists, he noted that there are all the prerequisites to achieve this goal, and it is necessary to work together to bring them into reality. When asked to comment on the words of the Chief of the RA Police Valery Osipyan about the unprecedented nature of the election campaign, Varuzhan Avetisyan noted that it is not the head of the Police who should assess the electoral processes, since this is not part of his powers. "In our opinion, the Chief of Police should refrain from making political statements and not enter politics. We are now at a transitional stage and are confident that we will not be witnesses of such events soon," the candidate said.
Answering the question whether all the conditions were created for the elections, Varuzhan Avetisyan stressed that the country is going through a difficult period. "We live in such a time when there can be no talk about equal conditions, but this is a transitional stage which, we are sure, will lead us to free, fair, equal and transparent elections. Now there is freedom, but we jointly with the people will ensure continuation ", Varuzhan Avetisyan noted.
Snap parliamentary elections are being held today in Armenia, in which 9 parties and 2 blocs participate: the "My step" bloc headed by Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia Party, Enlightened Armenia, Sasna Tsrer, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Orinats Yerkir, Citizen's Decision, National Progress, ''Christian-National Revival'' party and ''We'' bloc. Political parties need to overcome the 5% threshold and blocs-7% to enter parliament. If only two political forces overcome the threshold, the force which took the third place, regardless of the result, will also receive mandates, since the Constitution guarantees the presence in the representative body of at least three parties or blocs.