ARE BABAYAN AND TER-PETROSYAN STILL AT LOGGERHEADS?

“All efforts to dissolve the alliance between the Armenian Liberal-Democratic Party (HRAK) and the “Alliance” Party (DK) are doomed to failure,” DK leader Samvel Babayan told A1+.
According to Samvel Babayan, the idea of an alliance occurred to them before the parliamentary elections. “We wanted to enter the National Assembly with the HRAK and the National Revival Party (AVK). Unfortunately, the AVK board changed its decision at the last moment and joined Stepan Demirchyan.”
“I take Bazeyan's decision quite naturally. Obviously, the opposition based on ideological unity of three forces could bring no changes to the Parliament. After the parliamentary elections we seriously pondered over programme, ideological and legislative issues and entered into an alliance.
In reply to A1+'s question regarding the alliance of HRAK and the Constitutional Right Union (SIM), Mr. Babayan said, “I was once accused of the SIM’s split though I was not guilty of it. Just on the contrary, I did my best to improve the situation.”
Samvel Babayan didn’t rule out their alliance with the HRAK before the presidential election. “Everything is possible. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t like the alliance to be formal.”
To the question whether the HRAK or the DK will support Ter-Petrosyan at the presidential election, the DK leader said, “In 1997 we were at loggerheads with the Pan-Armenian Movement (HHSh) over the Karabakh conflict. Any collaboration is ruled out unless Levon Ter-Petrosyan presents his stance towards the Karabakh issue,” he concluded.

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