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Armenak Ovanisyan: "Levon Ter-Petrosyan's candidacy for the Armenian President is more suitable both for the soonest resolution of Garabagh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations"

31 January 2008 [17:46] - TODAY.AZ
Though 20 days are left to presidential elections, it is too difficult to make forecasts on this issue.

The due statement was made by famous Armenian political scientist Armenak Ovanisyan in his interview to Day.Az, commenting on the pre-election situation in Armenia.

"Levon Ter-Petrosyan's appearance stirred everything up. Almost a half year ago all analysis both in Armenia and outside the country, were confident that representative of the ruling party Serj Sarkisyan will win the elections in Armenia"

He said few people now believe that the working Prime Minister of the country will be the next president of Armenia.

"The candidate from the ruling party has now a serious and pragmatic opponent in the person of the ex-president of Armenia".

He noted that orange revolution is Armenia is highly unlikely.

Asked whose candidacy is more suitable for presidential elections, he noted that Levon Ter Petrosyan's candidacy is more favorable both for the soonest resolution of the conflict and for the regulation of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

/Day.Az/
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