The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has released a statement today arguing that it considers it senseless to participate in the upcoming presidential election in Armenia and that it will not back any other candidate in the race.

HAK states that during the past five years since the fraudulent 2008 presidential election, President Sargsyan has consistently destroyed any chance of conducting democratic and competitive elections in Armenia.

The statement says that despite all the lofty promises made to the public in Armenia and internationally, the 2009 Yerevan mayoral and 2012 parliamentary elections were essentially falsified as well.

Given this reality, HAK declared that it wouldn’t be participating in such a farce and would not support any other candidate since such a move would only further legitimize the illegal regime now in power.