LEADER OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA ASSESSES CHANCES OF FIRST PRESIDENT AS LITTLE
Editor: Khachatrian Haroutiun

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 5 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Democratic Party of Armenia
(DPA) is preparing to run in the upcoming presidential elections but
the final format of its participation will be decided by the party’s
leading body, the chairman of DPA Aram G. Sargsian stated at the
October 5 press conference.

He said that DPA will join some political bloc only based on the
principle of ideological community with other parties. Otherwise,
DPA will not join any political union. Aram Sargsian gave the example
of the "Justice" bloc which has united political forces of various
ideological directions. "Experience shows that activities of such
unions are not effective," he noted.

In his opinion, the upcoming presidential elections will resemble
not a real political struggle but rather its imitation.

As for the chances of the first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosian,
Aram Sargsian said that they are quite little: "I realize very well
what kind of attitude the people will show to L. Ter-Petrosian’s
running in the elections. The principle of choosing between the bad
and the worst is ruining for our peole," DPA leader said.