TER-PETROSYAN’S TEAM SUPPORTS KOCHARYAN

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[03:22 pm] 12 July, 2007

"Levon Ter-Petrosyan has not talked for 10 years and he is still
silent. There are people around him who harm the activities of all
opposition parties in the political field to free the field for
Ter-Petrosyan’s return", says Vazgen Manukyan, chairman of "National
Democratic Union" (NDU). According to him these statements are done
in favor of the authorities.

As the NDU leader noted, since 1994 the model of constructing a state
has been carried out and Robert Kocharyan and Serge Sargsyan has not
invented new things after Ter-Petrosyan. He considers that financial
and ruling power is in the hands of 5-6 families and in the hands of
40-50 families which serve to the mentioned 5-6 families.

The society does not have any influence on the happenings in the
country. Mr Manukyan also pointed out that the above mentioned
individuals might cancel the elections, but "they have to obey to
the West, which prioritizes the elections". After 2008 presidential
elections we may have another model, and according to the NDU leader,
the life will show. "We must alter. The presidential elections should
promote it. The nation needs a change. I will make an attempt to
carry it out. I will take the responsibility on me.

But the problem cannot be solved by one person only, the society
should also contribute to that".

As to a common candidate of the opposition, Mr Manukyan said:
"Despite the bad sides of 2007, the year also brought good things
and the opposition parties found their places in the real processes".

Even if the opposition wins during the presidential elections, there
is a logical obstacle: "We need a very powerful constructive party
against such authorities, which would involve social powers. But we
do not have such a party in Armenia".

By the way, Mr Manukyan excluded that Robert Kocharyan would sign
a document on Nagorno-Karabakh problem before 2008 presidential
elections.