"It Is Not Excluded That "National Agreement" Will Put Forward Its C

[Khoyetsian Rose]

"IT IS NOT EXCLUDED THAT "NATIONAL AGREEMENT" WILL PUT FORWARD ITS CANDIDATE IN 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS," ARAM HAROUTIUNIAN DECLARES

Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. If a force, which will prove a real
alternative for the current authorities and opposition, does not
appear in the political field of Armenia until the 2008 presidential
elections, the "National Agreement" party will put forward its
candidate in the elections.

This statement was made by Aram Haroutiunian, the Chairman of the
above-mentioned party, during his meeting with journalists, which
was held on August 30. According to him, the "National Agreement"
party is the alternative of the current authorities and opposition.

Touching upon the searching process of the common candidate of the
opposition, Aram Haroutiunian mentioned that "one should not look for
a black cat in a dark room, especially when there is no cat." In his
words, each of the current opposition forces sees its own candidate
in the role of the common candidate. That approach, according to Aram
Haroutiunian, is leading the opposition to "suicide". And as for the
return of Levon Ter-Petrosian, the first RA President, into politics,
it will merely make the electoral campaign more interesting.