Armenian opposition figure calls for change power

Armenian opposition figure calls for change power

Arminfo
7 Sep 07

Yerevan, 7 September: Ten political parties support Armenian
ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s candidacy for the presidency. But
allow me not to name them for the time being," Aram Manukyan, a member
of the council of the Armenian Pan-National Movement [APNM], said at
the National Press Club today.

He said that those who are pessimistic in the run-up to the forthcoming
elections should not engage in politics. "I am optimistic. I am sure
that the chance of power change without special upheavals has not been
lost yet because it is an urgent necessity. The country’s foreign
political image has equalled to zero over the last 10 years and Armenia
has become a tool in the hands of Russia. But I am confident that the
country will muster enough strength, thanks to which the next 861st
anniversary of Moscow will not be marked in Yerevan pompously and at
the official level," Manukyan said.

He expressed confidence that Armenian society wishes to get rid of the
Karabakh clan authorities, thanks to which Armenia has turned into the
poorest country in the region. The member of the APNM pointed out that
power change is the only way to return Armenia to the normal path of
development. "The main task is to ensure victory, which can be achieved
thanks to the consolidation of society. Then, the authorities will be
unable to do anything," Manukyan noted.