Lragir, Armenia
Sept 8 2007
THEY MAY NEED NO ELECTION FRAUD
The first fall guest of the Azdak Press Club after the summer holiday
on September 8 was Davit Shahnazaryan. His speech was on the upcoming
presidential election in Armenia.
`Considering that the political system of Armenia is badly sick, it
is clear why for the society and some organizations referred to as
political parties and their leaders, struggle, political struggle
will be possible in the presidential election in inverted commas, in
the event referred to as a presidential election, only if the first
president of Armenia participates in the political struggle. It is
evident for both the forces which support and which are against
Ter-Petrosyan and the society. This is a fact, as well as it is a
fact that we have never had such a politician and statesman like
Levon Ter-Petrosyan all through our history. This is a fact which
many might dislike,’ Davit Shahnazaryan says.
He thinks it should be so and does not think the rumors on
Ter-Petrosyan’s nomination are directed from somewhere.
`There are a number of parties and people called the opposition, who
are in reality the servants of the government. In reality, I think,
besides the candidate of the government there will be pro-government
candidates as well. I think it is self-evident, and it does not
depend on whether Ter-Petrosyan will be nominated or not,’ Davit
Shahnazaryan says. However, he thinks there will be political
struggle in the event called the presidential election only if the
ex-president runs in the election.
`If he is not nominated, as I have already stated once, if there are
no major changes in the Armenian opposition, there is no alternative
to the candidate of the government. Struggle, if we consider it
political, in authoritarian countries political struggle has a
mutated meeting different from that in democratic countries. Yes, if
there are no sudden changes, there will be no alternative to the
candidate of the government,’ Davit Shahnazaryan says.