RAFFI HOVANNISIAN’S NOMINATION IS TO BE DISCUSSED

Lragir, Armenia
Oct 5 2007

When will the Heritage party make a decision regarding nomination
of Raffi Hovannisian or support for another candidate? The formal
leader of the party Vardan Khachatryan answered this question during
the news briefing on October 5.

"The procedure of nomination of president has several stages: decision
by the board, affirmation by the Council and the conference," stated
the formal leader of the party Vardan Khachatryan. He said considering
the procedure it is early to discuss the decision of the party.

Vardan Khachatryan gave a similar answer to the question of a reporter
on the Heritage’s stance on supporting Levon Ter-Petrosyan in case
the leader of the party Raffi Hovannisian is not nominated.

Vardan Khachatryan says this decision should also be discussed on
different levels inside the party to make a decision on supporting
any other candidate in case the party does not nominate president.

Vardan Khachatryan announced only that the Heritage Party has always
been an active participant of political processes and so will be in
the future. As to a likely meeting with Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Vardan
Khachatryan says they have got no invitation yet.