Armenian Nature Protection Minister to be proposed to Parliament  by  rating-based list.

ArmInfo.. Artsvik  Minasyan, the Nature  Protection Minister of the Republic of Armenia, will be proposed as candidate for Armenian Parliament  in Armavir District by rating-based list. This was stated by Artsvik Minasyan at the conference held on  February  10. 

According to him, Armenian Republican Faction of Dashnaktsutyun  has  no decision for this moment other that participating in elections all  by its own, as an independent power, as  that has been done almost  always.  

At the same time, according to the Minister he, as a member of ARFD  Supreme Body, expressed his readiness to take and active  participation in parliamentary elections. " As a  person, occupying a  post of Minister, my goal is to make my own deal in the  implementation of ARFD Programs," Minasyan stated, adding that  according to the statement made earlier, the political agreement with  Ruling Republican party is a short-term one, and does not assume a  joint work at any certain stage. After the elections and in a case of  success ARFD will continue its cooperation with Republican Partyin  respect to their  programs implementation "as far as those programs  are aimed at  the implementation of changes and reforms in the  country."

To mention, the parliamentary elections in Armenia is scheduled  for   April 2, but many political powers state that this date contradicts   the provisions of the Constitution and  Electoral Code. Beside that,  according to them, the voting on the date mentioned has also a moral   meaning, because the April 2 is  the Anniversary of April War. In   response to these arguments Serzh Sargsyan stated he does not mind to  change the date of elections, if there will be a complete political   consensus, but only due to the moral aspect of the problem, and not   the legal, because he is  sure that the decision taken fully conforms   the requirements of the Constitution. "A would  like to dedicate   those days to the memory of our heroes, too," Serzh Sargsyan said. 

The process of parties and blocs registration for  upcoming elections  started on February 6. According to the Central Electoral Commission,  parties and Bloc could submit all the necessary documents until  February 16.