STEPAN DEMIRCHYAN WILL NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
Lragir.am
09-11-2007 13:51:25
The leader of the People’s Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchyan
stated November 9 at the Hayeli club he is not likely to run in the
presidential election. He explained that no candidate will win if
they run in the election alone. "We think it is necessary to form a
strong opposition pole and our efforts have always been directed at
this aim. Therefore, personally I am not likely to run in the election
this time. It is necessary to form a strong pole, and the serious and
responsible political forces should realize that if they run separately
they have no chance, if the purpose is not to win. Our purpose is to
win, to bring about real changes," Stepan Demirchyan says.
As to supporting another candidate, the leader of the People’s Party of
Armenia says they are most likely to support Levon Ter-Petrosyan. "The
party has not worked out a clear stance. We will discuss in the nearest
future and we will present our stance on the presidential election. As
to Levon Ter-Petrosyan, we should keep in mind that Levon Ter-Petrosyan
has a considerable potential for unification. Most political forces,
the intelligentsia already support him. It means there is potential
to bring together everyone. Therefore, I think if he is nominated,
he will be a strong candidate. In my opinion, the main opponents
will be the government’s candidate and Levon Ter-Petrosyan," Stepan
Demirchyan says.
He thinks even Levon Ter-Petrosyan will stand no chance if he runs
in the election alone. Stepan Demirchyan does not specify if the
present unification around Ter-Petrosyan is sufficient. The leader
of the People’s Party of Armenia only says there is unification,
and in fact the strong pole has already formed. As to the results of
the poll by the British ComRes agency which gives about 40 percent
to Serge Sargsyan and almost no rating to Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Stepan
Demirchyan says a serious person cannot take it seriously. The leader
of the People’s Party of Armenia also says if he is unlikely to run,
it does not mean that the members of the People’s Party of Armenia
do not want him to run in the election. Moreover, the party wanted
to nominate him, Stepan Demirchyan says, but he says referring to the
thesis of unification that the ranks of the People’s Party of Armenia
will understand that he is not running in the election, as well as
support for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, especially after the recent meeting
of Levon Ter-Petrosyan with the activists of the party at the office
of the PPA.