RUSSIAN DUMA DEPUTY: THE MAIN STRUGGLE WILL BE BETWEEN LEVON TER PETROSYAN AND SERGE SARGSYAN
Panorama.am
20:35 03/11/2007
"If Levon Ter Petrosyan enters the presidential race, the main battle
will be between him and Serge Sargsyan," stated Russian Duma deputy
Konstantin Zatulin when talking about CIS issues. As he puts it,
Ter Petrosyan’s return forces people to take a serious look at the
candidate’s chances, since he is a serious political figure.
To the question as to who has the greatest chance of being elected,
Zatulin believes Sargsyan is that candidate, but that Ter Petrosyan
has many supporters.
"The presidential elections will see a heated struggle between
the present situation and frustrated hopes in Armenia," the deputy
underlined.
To the question as to which candidate is more preferable to Russia,
Zatulin said it was more important that great disturbances don’t
occur. In his words, if Ter Petrosyan and Sargsyan are pro-Armenian,
it doesn’t make sense to say one is pro-Western or pro-Russian.
Concerning the possibility of a "color" revolution, the Russian
deputy doesn’t rule that out, but added, "I can’t say that Levon
Ter Petrosyan, who laid the foundation of the republic, will risk
the country’s future or do anything to destabilize the current
situation. He is not an adventurer, but on the other hand an
experienced politician."