YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. To consider Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction members' renouncing their mandates not expedient at the current political stage and to call faction deputies for carrying out more diligent activity." Zharangutiun party's Board made such a decision at the February 21 sitting discussing the issue of expediency of Zharangutiun parliamentary faction's further participation in the RA National Assembly's work. Meanwhile the Board reserved for itself the right to return to that issue if "renouncing mandates is the last opportunity to achieve establishment of legality and implementation of real reforms in the Republic of Armenia." As NT was informed by the Zharangutiun party Press Service, by party Board's another decision of the same day, the decision on expediency of Zharangutiun's participation in the May 31 election of councillor members in Yerevan, its format and preelection roll will be made as a result of negotiations with opposition forces, as well as wide circles of public figures.

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