NO MARIONETTE FOR THE PRESIDENT
Naira Mamikonian

Aravot.am
26 Aug 06

Tatul Manaserian says replying to the news about his membership into
Â"Prosperous ArmeniaÂ" Party.

Since the formation of Â"Prosperous ArmeniaÂ" Party, there is a formed
opinion in the Armenian political and expert groups that party aims
to compete with the opposition in the coming elections and change
the orientation of voters.

So it isn’t accidental that some Â"unspoiledÂ" politicians, cultural
and art workers have gathered in that party. It isn’t also accidental
that this party is inclined to include some representatives of the
opposition who are known in the society as politicians with good
reputation. But it shouldn’t be excluded that the names of some
oppositionists and journalists of free press are mentioned to raise
the reputation of "Prosperous Armenia" and create mystery round it,
on the other hand to compromise those persons. It became clear lately
from Â"AzatutiunÂ" b/s that another non-party deputy from Â"JusticeÂ"
bloc Tatul Manaserian is going to become Â"PAÂ" member. Other sources
have mentioned the independent deputy Emma Khudabashian. There
is another information that it is ordered from the presidential
residence not to hurry to accept the membership of T. Manaserian,
E. Khudabashian and V. Dallakian.

We tried to find out just from Mrs. Khudabashian and Mr. Manaserian
about their intentions.

To our question, Mrs. Khudabashian answered, that she didn’t know
what newspapers wrote because she had lost three persons close to
her and didn’t have any mood to speak about policy. Anyway, she said,
she had already chosen where she would go but didn’t say exactly where.

Is it just "Prosperous Armenia" or another party? "I’ll say it later,
– Mrs. Khudabashian promised and added, – let them write. A lot of
politicians have suggested becoming their party member. Perhaps they
are offended. If I decide to become the member of a party, I’ll inform
about it, but now I don’t have any mood to speak."

As for T. Manaserian, the latter said the following during his
conversation with us: "I’m not inclined to give explanations. Ask those
who write such things. I get angry at these conversations. Perhaps
they have nothing to do and invent themes for them. Let them engage in
a serious business. Tatul Manaserian has always been an independent
person, and has always acted by his own initiation and I have no
connection with the marionettes of the president and I can’t have at
all." To our question whether he has an intention to leave Â"JusticeÂ",
he answered: Â"I shouldn’t give any interpretation. SorryÂ". Certainly
we don’t have any reason to cast doubt on Mr. Manaserian’s sincerity
but the point is that Mr. Manaserian has informed some members of
Â"JusticeÂ" about his intention to become Â"PAÂ" Party member.

The whole nonsense in this story is that the leaders of Â"PAÂ" Party
are very quiet and aren’t going to reply to that published information.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress