Former President Kocharyan to run for Prime Minister
ArmInfo.Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) will continue their cooperation. Together with the "Forward" political force, they will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on June 7 as part of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc.
Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the ARF Supreme Body and a member of the National Assembly from the largest opposition faction, Armenia, made this statement on March 16 in Yerevan when announcing the format of the Armenia bloc's participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
"Despite trials, political persecution, and unprecedented pressure, the "Armenia" bloc has not only remained viable, but has also grown with a renewed and expanded membership. Today, I have the honor to announce that the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) have decided to continue their cooperation. The "Forward" Party and numerous public and political figures have joined us. In the upcoming elections, we will run as part of the "Armenia" bloc," Saghatelyan announced. According to him, their political force will participate in the elections under the slogan "Together, we can!" Saghatelyan stated that they have embarked on a path of struggle to change the situation in the country. He acknowledged that there were mistakes and omissions on their part, but added that these were the mistakes of those fighting, not of traitors or bystanders. " The only person who never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing. We were honest and sincere in our goals," he noted.
Saghatelyan emphasized that if the current Armenian government is re-elected, there will be a "real Armenia" without an army, without a church, and dependent on the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey. "We're not facing another election, this isn't just another election campaign-it's a matter of existence. Our task is to prevent the current government from being reproduced and stop the chain of concessions. We must be honest. There's not a single political force in Armenia capable of doing this alone, and I'm directly addressing the opposition: we don't have targets in the opposition field; we only have partners in the struggle. We have one target-the current government-and we will act accordingly. We expect the same approach from all political forces in the opposition field," he said.
Anna Grigoryan, another member of the Armenian parliament from the Hayastan bloc, announced that their candidate for prime minister of Armenia will be Robert Kocharyan, the first president of Artsakh and the second president of Armenia,