ALL-ARMENIAN MOVEMENT OFFERS PROGRAM IN THE PERSON OF LEVON TER-PETROSYAN
Lragir, Armenia
July 23 2007
On July 23 Aram Manukyan, All-Armenian Movement, first stated at the
Hayeli Club that the presidential election of NKR on July 19 proved
that NKR is a more democratic country than Armenia and then added that
he wished Karabakh had as many inhabitants or as many people had really
voted. Aram Manukyan said the conduct of the NKR election allows hoping
for favorable conditions for the settlement of the Karabakh issue.
Aram Manukyan says there were irregularities in the pre-election
period. There was too much advertisement of the government’s
candidate. "Armenia interfered with the Karabakh election too much,
especially regarding the endorsement through the Armenian media."
Besides, the administrative resource was used at full. Most mayors of
villages had been instructed to vote for the government’s candidate,
Aram Manukyan stated.
The Republican Member of Parliament Gagik Minasyan who had observed
the NKR presidential election disagreed with the last statement of
Aram Manukyan. Minasyan said he observed the voting at 10 polling
stations and is sure that the election was free and fair, and the
turnout of 80 percent was not fake.
With regard to the possible nomination of Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the
forthcoming presidential election, Aram Manukyan said: "We do not want
to nominate Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s personality, we want to nominate the
program, the points of view, the approaches that are so close to us,
and we think are best for the development of Armenia.
This nomination, according to him, will not be only by the All-Armenian
Movement but by other political forces which think likewise. Question
number 1 is who wan defeat this government."