IT IS BETTER TO BE INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST THAN MP – ARMENIAN JOURNALIST – NEWSPAPER

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March 22, 2012 | 09:20

YEREVAN. – The Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun daily interviewed Armenian
journalist and television personality, Petros Ghazaryan. Below is an
excerpt from the interview.

The [ruling coalition’s Prosperous Armenia Party] PAP’s proportional
[election] list [for the forthcoming parliamentary election] was made
public, but your name was not included. How will you comment on this?

When I announced that I wished to go to the parliament, I was assuming
that I could combine [it with] journalism. But getting acquainted with
the processes from the inside, such combination seemed incompatible
for me. Either I had to be a full[-time] MP, or remain a journalist.

And I suggested [PAP leader] Mr. [Gagik] Tsarukyan not to include me
in the proportional [election] list.

What will you do in the future?

I will remain an independent journalist. We are preparing for the new
[television] season, and we will attempt to present to the viewers
the entire political spectrum, so our citizens can make the right
choice as much as possible.