The “Sovereign Armenia” party has issued a statement, which we present below:

“Ahead of the 2021 snap parliamentary elections, Public Television of Armenia and The Institute for National Democracy (NDI) are launching four televised debates entitled “Armenia Chooses”, where 26 political forces will present their programs and visions.

It should be noted that the organizers have divided the TV debates of the first numbers of 26 political forces into two groups, where in the first group Nikol Pashinyan will have to debate with the representatives of the previous authorities and with the leaders of the parties registered before 2018, thus having a tangible impact on the election results.

It is unacceptable for the “Sovereign Armenia” party to organize a televised debate on this principle, as the maintenance of equal competition conditions is violated, the forces with great media and financial capabilities are given an advantage.

“We call on the organizers to change the sequence of the participation of the first numbers of the political forces and the order of their election prior to the “Armenia chooses” TV debate, which is to be held on June 16th. Otherwise, we consider it inexpedient to participate in that format.