VAZGEN MANUKIAN APPEALS TO YOUNG PEOPLE NOT TO MAKE IDOLS AND BECOME CAPTIVE OF ANYBODY

Noyan Tapan
Jan 22, 2008

YEREVAn, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. During the January 21 meeting
with young people at the Congress Hotel, the presidential candidate,
chairman of the National Democratic Union (NDU) Vazgen Manukian said
that his meeting with youth on the first day of the pre-election
campaign is not accidental as "the idea of free man" forms the basis
of his pre-election program, with the main stress being laid on human
freedom. He appealed to the youth not to become captive to anybody
and not to make idols, especially in politics. "If you have an idol,
you have some defects of the brain," the presidential candidate
remarked. He underlined that young people should aim to be guided by
free, proud, national, traditional and universal values.

Speaking about the key provisions of his pre-election program,
V. Manukian also responded to some questions. By the way, the meeting
was attended not only by his supporters and he was asked a wide range
of questions.

As for the problem of controlling the February 19 presidential
elections, V. Manukian informed those present that it is for the first
time the NDU and he run in the elections without having members in
electoral commissions so control will be done by experienced persons
empowered to act for him.

Besides, the ARF, "Orinats Yerkir" and "Zharangutyun" parties,
with which the NDU anticiptes to cooperate, have their members in
electoral commissions. In the words of V. Manukian, there is no such
cooperation throughout Armenia but in some places it either exists
or is at the formation stage.