Armen Rustamyan: upcoming early parliamentary elections in Armenia on  December 9 will not become a criterion of democracy in the country

ArmInfo.The upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia on December 9 will not become a  criterion of democracy in the country, as they will be held in an environment of pathos. This was announced on November 19 during the briefing in the National Assembly by the head of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" faction Armen Rustamyan.

The MPstated that in 1990-1991 democratic elections took place in the  country, which, however, did not lead to the establishment of  democracy in the country. "At the moment, this election is in the  hands of the " My step " blocn and they have no need to falsify the  elections, however, after 5 years, when the situation changes, and  the authorities have concerns about whether they will remain in  power, then it becomes clear whether there is true democracy or not  in the country", Rustamyan said.

The head of the ARF also stressed that at present the conditions for  political forces are unequal, however, of obvious violations and  obstacles for other parties are not observed. Rustamyan said that  "Dashnaktsutyun" is going to the polls not in order to take a seat in  parliament, but in order to declare the position of the ARF. "What is  happening now reminds me of the 90s, when inexperienced politicians  came to power in the country. It's unclear who will be in the new  parliament; moreover, it's unclear how they will lead the country now  a lot of uncertainty. We are ready to defend their positions in the  new parliament ", the MP concluded.  In turn, the head of the faction  of the Republican Party Vahram Baghdasaryan noted that holding  elections during the euphoria is wrong.  "Citizens of the country  should evaluate the work of the government, and we should give it the  opportunity to work a year. The government made many promises and in  a year we could sum up what was done and what was not", the RPA head  said.  He also stated that the strategy of the RPA in the elections  will be constructive. As for the possibility of the Republican Party  holding campaign rallies, then, as the deputy noted, since there is  very little time left for the election campaign, there will be no  rallies, and the focus will be on public speaking and cooperation  with the media.  In turn, the secretary of the ''Tsarukyan bloc''  faction, Vahe Enfiajyan, said that the ''Prosperous Armenia'' party  had prepared a very interesting strategy. The party has good ideas  and approaches, which will soon be presented to the public. "I  believe that it is now wrong to make statements about who we intend  to be, the government or the opposition. Our voters will decide this  and we will make any decision of them>, the secretary of the  ''Tsarukyan bloc'' faction said.  He noted that if the party becomes  an opposition, he will act in a constructive way. To the question  whether the party is ready "Prosperous Armenia" to create a coalition  with the "My Step" bloc, Enfiajyan noted that the political council  is taking a similar decision. "If after the elections we receive a  similar proposal, the political council will discuss it", the MP  concluded.  To note, the early parliamentary elections will be held  on December 9, 2018. The pre-election campaign will start on November  26 and will last until December 7. Eleven political forces will take  part in the elections from which 9 parties and 2 blocs.