HE DOES NOT GIVE ELECTION BRIBE, HE SHARES WHAT HE HAS

Lragir, Armenia
Nov 3 2006

The leader of the People’s Party Tigran Karapetyan stated November
3 that the political sphere of Armenia is in a disorder. He made
this statement at the Pastark Club, where Tigran Karapetyan answered
the questions of news reporters. He says that for three years now he
has been prompting to the opposition to meet with people, whereas it
keeps to its traditional style. Tigran Karapetyan says people cannot
see the ideas the oppositionists like to discuss in their offices.

"They think that someone does not let them work. Do work," says
Tigran Karapetyan. He works, for instance, and "people see and
help him, the People’s Party helps for four years." The leader of
this political party says other political parties have adopted this
style of work. Perhaps, it is apparent in the case of the Bargavach
Hayastan Party, and it is interesting whether Tigran Karapetyan
considers Bargavach Hayastan an ally or an opponent.

"Neither ally nor rival. I have a positive approach because one of our
approaches is that we must share everything with people. If a political
party wants to act besides words, it is welcome. After all, I think,
the greatest political figure ever was Jesus Christ, who first gave
food then preached, healed then said his word," says Tigran Karapetyan,
stating that a political unit must prove it has social direction and
show that he wants to come to power to solve the problems of people
not to rob people. And Tigran Karapetyan does not consider his own
way of solving social and cultural problems as election bribe.

"If you aid, if you are a benefactor or you work to have a good
reputation, it is not election bribe. Although some people may think
so because they do not do the same, they spare their money, and others
do, it is clear that they will not like it because this context may
arouse certain attitudes," says the president of ALM Holding. He
says the election bribe is barter, when you give something and demand
something in return. "If it is so, it appears that if I lay a wreath
at Yerablur, I give election bribe to freedom fighters to win them
over. This is my life, I live for my beliefs, not for someone, I live
and I want to be useful to my people. This cannot be considered as
election bribe because we choose the most elderly people, the people
who, God forbid, may not be with us tomorrow, or who are sick and
confined to bed," explains Tigran Karapetyan. Besides knowing what is
not election bribe, he knows what election bribe is. "It is what they
keep in their "hatchback" and distribute on the last day," says the
head of ALM adding that others are accumulating today to distribute
on the last day. Karapetyan has been distributing for four years.