ONLY VAZGEN MANUKIAN IS PREPARED TO RUN IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, NDA LEADER SAYS

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Sept 25 2007

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. "It would be natural and correct
if the first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosian would have stated
in his September 21 speech that he would support the candidacy of the
chairman of the National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukian as the key
candidate." The chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
Arshak Sadoyan expressed this opinion after the September 25 meeting
with reporters.

He said that he is not against the opposition’s nominating its single
candidate at the 2008 presidential elections but he believes that
it should not be the first Armenian president as it takes at least
18 months to get prepared to stand for Presidency. According to
A. Sadoyan, only V. Manukian is ready to participate in the elections.

In the words of A. Sadoyan, L. Ter-Petrosian’s vague answer concerning
his running in the upcoming presidential elections shows that he
"avoids responsibility".