Andrias Gukasyan, a political analyst and chairman of the Radio Ay, sent a letter to all presidential candidates to form a common civil front against Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
Gukasyan says that they should all quit the presidential campaign on January 15. He believes that a civil political movement against Sargsyan should be under the leadership of Paruyr Ayrikyan, head of the National Identity Association, Raffi Ovannisyan, head of the Heritage Party, and Grant Bagratyan, head of the Freedom Party.
Besides the three names mentioned by the Gukasyan, the presidential candidates are leader of the Republican Party and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan, unemployed researcher of epos Vardan Sedrakyan, head of the National Consent Party Aram Arutyunyan and Gukasyan himself.
Registration of candidates will end on January 14. Official agitation will start on January 21 and the elections will be held on February 18.
