LEVON TER-PETROSIAN’S PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN MADE IT INTERESTING, DIRECTOR OF CAUCASIAN MEDIA INSTITUTE CONSIDERS

Noyan Tapan
Dec 10 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Really only two out of nine
candidates, Prime Minister Serge Sargsian and first President Levon
Ter-Petrosian, pretend to the post of the President. Alexander
Iskandarian, the Director of the Caucasian Media Institute, stated
at the December 10 press conference.

As regards the political struggle between the two main candidates,
it was mentioned that they "are in different fields." According to
the political scientist, L. Ter-Petrosian is a public politician,
who is "able to control the crowd" and S. Sargsian is a manager and
organizer. Unless L.

Ter-Petrosian nominated his candidature, the struggle would only
proceed in the organization field, as it was during the parliamentary
elections.

"However, L. Ter-Petrosian knocked S. Sargsian out of the organization
field and the struggle became more interesting, as S. Sargsian has
to respond to the statements of the first President," A. Iskandarian
mentioned. And the actions and statements of the authorities made in
return, as he evaluated, are unsuccessful and rather work in favor
of the first President. At the same time, in A. Iskandarian’s words,
as S. Sargsian and his associates proved not to be ready for such a
situation, their strategy will be corrected.

The political scientist excluded that the political activization of
the first President and his participation in the election campaign
can be connected with some combination worked out by foreign
forces. "L. Ter-Petrosian does not look like a politician, whom they
pull by strings," A. Iskandarian stated.