Candidate for presidency will appeal to the CEC with the requirement to cancel Serzh Sargsyan's registration on January 15

Political analyst Andreas Ghukasyan, who nominated his candidancy for president in the upcoming elections of 2013, said that the elections are free and fair only if the candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will not take part in them.

"The society knows that in the last elections the Republican Party handed out election bribes. Giving and receiving bribes from the legal point of view - this is definitely a criminal offense.

Therefore, in my opinion, the Republican Party has no moral, legal and political rights of participation in the elections with its candidate. I feel the need to submit a claim to the CEC cancel the registered candidate from the Republican Party", in an interview with Lurer.com the candidate said.

The latter will present his claim to the CEC after the registration of presidential candidates, probably on January 15. To the question, whom he considers a competitor in the upcoming election, Ghukasyan said, "First, we need to reach that the candidate of the Republican Party will not participate in the elections. Only after this task it would have any significance on the outcome of elections, and it will make sense to talk about competition among the other candidates. "