ARAM HAROUTIUNIAN SEES NO PRECONDITIONS FOR UNIFICATION OF OPPOSITION FORCES YET

Noyan Tapan
Feb 4, 2008

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Giving assurance at the February
4 press conference that it is very important how the President comes
to power, RA presidential candidate Aram Haroutiunian, the Chairman
of the National Consent party, added: "If you come by destroying
everything on your way, you endanger country’s security." In his words,
the presidential candidates should dispute not over the issues "which
of them is more handsome or whose picture is bigger," but over ideas.

A. Haroutiunian did not wish to speak about the possible unification of
the opposition political forces, as he does not see its preconditions
yet. He only said that "if the events develop in the same direction,
the second tour is inevitable."

The candidate does not treat sociological surveys seriously. "Some
people benefit from every phenomenon: and the sociologists’
benefit is earning money during the elections," he said. And the
international observers’ estimation, according to him, is dictated
by their countries’ political interests and it is not them who are
to decide how the elections were held.

A. Haroutiunian is convinced that in case of providing equal conditions
during the election campaign his chances of becoming a President
are much.

He said that his meetings with voters are rather interesting. "We do
not take people by 50-60 cars or buses with us. The people, who wish
to see Aram Haroutiunian, come," he said.