PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL THAT IT IS THEIR PRESIDENT AND NOT ONLY PRESIDENT OF RPA OF ARFD, TIGRAN KARAPETIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Dec 10 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. If today it is outlined that in the
presidential elections the struggle will proceed only between Levon
Ter-Petrosian and Serge Sargsian, it means that the rulers of the past
and the present again fight. And in that case, as Tigran Karapetian,
the Chairman of the People’s Party, a candidate for presidency, stated
at the December 10 press conference, the people does not exist as a
factor and the election is illegitimate from the very start.

He said that according to surveys held lately, 33% Armenia’s population
treats the People’s Party positively and 63% negatively. "The people
expects new approaches and our programs correspond to democratic
principles. I can surely say that in difference to the current
authorities, our approaches and programs will be fulfilled,"
T. Karapetian emphasized.

As he evaluated, the RA President should cooperate and support
all parties, whereas Robert Kocharian periodically states that
he supports only the pro-governmental parties. "I am against that
approach and consider that the President should support all parties,"
he mentioned. According to T. Karapetian, the people should feel
"that it is their President and not only the President of RPA or ARFD."

Answering the question of whom he will support in case of not passing
to the second tour T. Karapetian said that it will be decided in the
party’s Board.