Will 'Hayrenik' Form an Alliance with the Republican Party?

The newspaper 'Hraparak' reports that the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) seems to intend to participate in the early elections, but they have not yet determined the format of their participation. Yesterday, Eduard Sharmazanov made a post about this issue, hinting that the RPA should participate in the elections alone. 'The Republican Party must fight and must not be an appendage of anyone; rather, it should fight openly and for national Armenia,' wrote Sharmazanov.

For some time now, there have been discussions and disputes within the RPA about whether to form an alliance or to run independently. There are considerations regarding the possibility of teaming up with the 'Hayrenik' party led by Arthur Vanetsyan. Opinions within the RPA vary: the old core believes that they should run alone and must be represented solely on the RPA list. Some members support an alliance and suggest running with an equal proportional list. However, there is also a faction that opposes cooperation with Vanetsyan, believing that as an established party with territorial structures and influential oligarchs, they should not go into elections under the dominance of a newly formed force.

There are also disagreements within Vanetsyan's team; some believe that forming an alliance with the RPA would lead to greater losses, as the association with the former regime could damage their reputation, and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan might target them. Additionally, they argue that 'Hayrenik' already has a sufficient number of territorial organizations, having registered nearly 4,000 trusted representatives, with only 7,000 membership applications pending, indicating they could participate in the elections independently.

Especially since they possess ample resources and finances, which is also very important. If there is no other option and they will move forward with an alliance with the RPA, it is suggested that prominent Republicans should not be on the list to avoid being too closely associated with the former regime.