HOVANES HOVANISYAN THINKS LEVON TER-PETROSYAN MUST RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
Lragir, Armenia
July 17 2007
There is nothing new to say, after the parliamentary election of 2007
it became clear for everyone that the old methods and approaches will
not work in the political sphere. The mindset "we are the best and
the strongest" is wrong, and the worn, divided, minor and ambitious
parties cannot make a political sphere, stated the leader of the
Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia Hovanes Hovanisyan on July 17
at the Pastark Club. He thinks stability in the political sphere is
important not only for the parties but also for the nation and the
society but is not favorable for the government.
Therefore, according to Hovanes Hovanisyan, before every election "the
government gives birth to a kinder surprise and mixes the political
sphere." After every election the society "gathers the mosaic part
by part and fixes the sphere" but the government again destroys
it before the elections. The only hope is that they are gradually
"running out of the resource of giving birth to kinder surprises."
The presidential election is coming up, which is going to be an
essential political process, Hovanes Hovanisyan thinks. The leader of
the LPP thinks people are tired of this government and Robert Kocharyan
but "the alternative is not seen which would enable the society
make a decision." Besides, "60-70 percent of people are indifferent
towards forming political government of the country because they
do not rely on this government. They rely on the country from where
their relatives send them money." Hovanes Hovanisyan thinks if the
citizens of Armenia did not get money from abroad for two months,
it would create social problems and eventually a political collapse.
Hovanes Hovanisyan thinks this government is not only demolishing the
political sphere regularly. "They have turned the country into a den
of bandits, nothing is national, there is only money. We are a nation
which worships money. Children are playing bodyguards, or bankers. We
have become a consumer society." However, Hovanes Hovanisyan
knows that the society wants justice, does not want pressure,
corruption, protectionism, corruption. The leader of the LPP thinks
the presidential candidate in 2008 must answer these questions. He
also believes that the best-established and smartest politician is
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who "must run in the election, he cannot keep
silent in this period." Hovanes Hovanisyan thinks Levon Ter-Petrosyan
stands a better chance than Vazgen Manukyan. Also because when "our
society touches someone, it loses interest." Levon Ter-Petrosyan has
another advantage. A number of fundamental issues were solved when
he was president. Meanwhile, after his resignation, over the past 10
years no fundamental issue has been solved. Karabakh, Armenian and
Turkish relations, regional cooperation, Hovanes Hovanisyan enumerated.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan has not announced yet he will be running in
the presidential election of 2008, and considering him as the only
worthy candidate now means supporting Serge Sargsyan, the leader of
the National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan stated a few days ago.
Hovanes Hovanisyan thinks it is a logical statement. And if both
Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Vazgen Manukyan run in the election, Hovanes
Hovanisyan will support the first.