ArmInfo.Gagik Tsarukyan is opening the closed page of political activities and will run in the parliamentary elections.
In a statement set to ArmInfo, Tsarukyan notes that he does not regret his previous decision to leave the political field, but he decided to return to mainstream politics because "nature abhors a vacuum". "Following my decision, not a single political force or a politician was able to fill the gap," he says, noting that he does not regret the fact "that at that stage of political events and amid public support we were able to take a correct decision and to prevent bloodshed and irreparable losses. Neither did we endanger the stability and security of Armenia and Artsakh."
The politician notes that he cannot be indifferent to the fate and to the future of Armenian people. In this context, Tsarukyan points out that the parliamentary elections will be crucial for Armenia. "Given the internal and external threats faced by Armenia, as well as the public demand about my return to the mainstream politics, I have made a decision to open the closed page and to run in the parliamentary elections, forming a wide bloc," he stresses, adding that he is willing to cooperate with all political forces concerned over the country's future.
To note, Tsarukyan left politics after a conflict with President Serzh Sargsyan, when he decided to join the radical opposition. Earlier ArmInfo's sources close to the presidential administration reported that Tsarukyan reached an agreement with President Serzh Sargsyan regarding his return to mainstream politics and consolidation with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia after the parliamentary elections of 2017.