Former MP Wants a Seat in Parliament But Doesn=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=t Want to Compete with HAK

Former National Assembly deputy Aghasi Arshakyan hasn’t decided yet in which electoral district he will put forth his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections. At a press conference in Yerevan today, Arshakyan said everything depends on what Armenian National Congress (HAK) representative Smbat Ayvazyan decides, as Arshakyan doesn’t want to compete with HAK in the race.

In the fight against electoral fraud, the former deputy is expecting HAK’s assistance, he said.

“The day will come… and it will be clear whether I’ll be nominated in the 7th or 8th electoral district [both are in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia administrative district]. The boundaries of the 7th constituency include my and Smbat Ayvazyan’s homes and the current deputy [elected] from this area is Samvel Aleksanyan — that is, he’s my Member of Parliament and [now] I want to become his Member of Parliament,” he said.  Read more... (354 words)

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