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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 12:35:05 EDT
PROGOVERNMENT FIGURES DISMISS OPPOSITION STRATEGY AS POLITICAL PLOY
Reacting to the opposition's strategy, Gagik Minasian, a senior member of the progovernment Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), dismissed the plan as a political ploy, contending that the opposition would to enter into a "dialogue" with the authorities immediately after the elections, RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported on 12 April. Minasian further dismissed recent reports of a mounting divide between the HHK, led by Prime Minister Andranik Markarian, and other propresidential parties that are contesting the 25 May parliamentary elections. The HHK is widely viewed as the most influential progovernment party, with significantly elevated electoral appeal stemming from the recent addition of Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian to the party's list of candidates contesting the election within the system of proportional representation. RG
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