Gagik Tsarukyan to run in parliamentary elections 

ArmInfo.Gagik Tsarukyan is opening the closed page of political activities and will run in the parliamentary elections. 

In a statement set to ArmInfo, Tsarukyan notes that he does not 

regret his previous decision to leave the political field, but he 

decided to return to mainstream politics because "nature abhors a 

vacuum".  "Following my decision, not a single political force or a 

politician was able to fill the gap," he says, noting that he does 

not regret the fact "that at that stage of political events and amid 

public support we were able to take a correct decision and to prevent 

bloodshed and irreparable losses. Neither did we endanger the 

stability and security of Armenia and Artsakh."       

The politician notes that he cannot be indifferent to the fate and to 

the future of Armenian people. In this context, Tsarukyan points out 

that the parliamentary elections will be crucial for Armenia. "Given 

the internal and external threats faced by Armenia, as well as the 

public demand about my return to the mainstream politics, I have made 

a decision to open the closed page and to run in the parliamentary 

elections, forming a wide bloc," he stresses, adding that he is 

willing to cooperate with all political forces concerned over the 

country's future.   

To note, Tsarukyan left politics after a conflict with President 

Serzh Sargsyan, when he decided to join the radical opposition. 

Earlier ArmInfo's sources close to the presidential administration 

reported that Tsarukyan reached an agreement with President Serzh 

Sargsyan regarding his return to mainstream politics and 

consolidation with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia after the 

parliamentary elections of 2017.