Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun: ARFD goes underground

Four factions of the National Assembly – Armenian National Congress (HAK), Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), Heritage, and ARFD factions - took a decision prior to the recess that they would start the autumn session of the parliament with joint political initiatives aimed at making parliamentary life more active, ‘Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun’ writes.

According to the newspaper, the matter concerns initiatives which will cause serious concern of the Armenian authorities. Yet the act of ‘initialing’ by the factions cannot be held now for the simple reason that ARF-Dashnaktsutyun has gone underground.

“All the faction have discussed the initiative and reached an agreement, whereas ARFD keeps silent in a strange way. Although a few months ago ARFD verbally expressed willingness to join the initiative, it currently expresses neither a positive nor a negative assessment”, the paper notes.

“The inexplicable conduct of ARFD can be explained by the changes expected in the party. There are all the signs that ARFD representatives will not only accept diplomatic posts, but also start ‘coalition’ cooperation with the Republican Party of Armenia,” the paper writes.