“In the upcoming National Assembly elections, the Republican Party will receive the votes it deserves and the votes that it has earned as a result of the work it has done and will be in first place even after the elections,” announced president of the Armenian State Social Security Fund and Republican Vazgen Khachikyan. According to him, the Armenian public is so informed that many of them will base their votes on the work that has been accomplished. In fact, according to Khachikyan, the Republican Party foresees increasing the minimum pension to 30,000 drams and the minimum salary to 50,000 drams in 2008.