Five political forces of Armenia stated their support for Vazgen
Manukian’s candidature
December 27, 2007
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Five political parties stated today their support
for Vazgen Manukian’s candidature for the upcoming presidential
elections of February 19 of 2008 in Armenia.
Besides the National-Democratic Union, headed by Vazgen Manukian, he is
also supported by the National-Democrats Bloc, the National-Democratic
Union, the `Constitutional Right’ Union and the `National State’ party.
Vazgen Manukian stated that in case the society is consolidated, the
year of 2008 may become an important stage in for changing the inner
situation of the country. `Only the consolidation of the society can
overcome the influence of administrative and financial resource’, he
stated. According to him, `the present path of non-constructive abuse
of authority is disastrous for Armenia’.
NDU Leader stated that in reality there are no two poles of the
pre-election campaign, headed by the Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian and
the first President Levon Ter-Petrosian. Vazgen Manukian believes that
the media overestimate the potential of the Ex-President, who will
hardly enter the second round of the elections.
Leader of NDU stressed that if there is a second round, the present
authorities will face great difficulties, since in this case the
chances of the opposition will increase considerably. Vazgen Manukian
stated that he counts on entering the second round, `since my ideas are
concordant with the strivings of the people’.