CHRISTIAN-DEMOCRATIC UNION OF ARMENIA NOT TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 2 2007

ArmInfo. ‘Our party has no intention to nominate own candidate for
president unless there are sharp changes in the political sphere, ‘
Leader of the Christian-Democratic Union of Armenia Khosrov Haroutunyan
told journalists at Hayatsk Club, Tuesday.

He said the party may support of one the presidential nominees if his
program will coincide with the party’s approaches. Asked about the
nomination of ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Haroutunyan said he
had occupied high posts both under the ex-president and the incumbent
authorities and the party will not support a candidate to ensure high
post for its leader.

As regards the domestic political situation in Armenia, Khosrov
Haroutunyan said it is logical for the pre- election campaign that
actually started yet at the end of 2006 alongside with preparations
for the parliamentary election of May 2007. Nothing extraordinary
is happening even given the nomination of L. Ter-Petrosyan. The
front-runners are already emerging, he said. These are Prime Minister
Serzh Sargsyan, Leader of National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukyan
and Levon Ter-Petrosyan, if he makes a final decision to run for
president. One can expect rather an interesting and keen fight of
candidates, Khosrov Haroutunyan said.