“Anyway, every political force decides itself the format of participation in presidential election. It was Mr. Tsarukyan’s right to run or not to run, but for some considerable time he did not deny the conversations that he should be nominated and that “Prosperous Armenia” should have a candidate. Suddenly, after the day he met with President Serzh Sarkisian, he announces that will not run. This, of course, gives food for thought,” said the “Heritage” party spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan, referring to the PAP’s decision.
When asked, what the decision was conditioned by, H. Khurshudyan said that he cannot give precise comments, but we can guess the reasons.
“We understand that every business is vulnerable to the impacts from the government. In that sense, the decision was not unexpected, “said the “Heritage” party’s spokesman.
According to Hovsep Khurshudyan, Gagik Tsarukyan “neutral” behavior cannot be decisive in the issue of election tensions.
