YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "I announce the end of our honeymoon with the ANM bandit leaders," David Hakobian, the leader of the Marxist Party of Armenia, stated at the March 23 press conference. The cause of such a decision is Armenian National Congress' (ANC) electoral roll in Yerevan Council of Elders elections, where he is in the 22th place. However, D. Hakobian was indignant at not his place, but at the principle of making up the list. In his words, there is no person on the list surpassing him with his political and ideological preparedness. "The list is not a result of 18 parties' discussion, not a decision of a political force's congress as it is required by the Constitution and the law, but a decision of the ANM junta," he said. According to D. Hakobian, the list was made up by the principle of voter buying, and he blames Levon Ter-Petrosian for forming a list by the corruption principle. D. Hakobian draws the attention of the Prosecutor's Office, Central Electoral Commission, and RA President to clarify that fact. Meanwhile the Marxist Party leader will remain on that list, as he said, "for the purpose of fighting corruption within the Congress until the Prosecutor's Office and President reveal ANC list's corruption roots."

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