Arshak Sadoyan is familiar to the possible presidential candidates very well.
OEP published its concept of the presidential candidate: his age, biography, public approval etc. It is not strange that OEP leader has all those meris. NDA leader Arshak Sadoyan\’s concept about the merits is almost the same but the difference in candiadcy is princple. «I think that the candidate should be highly experienced and recognized . Comparing nowadays presidential candidates, I have come to a conclusion that the best candidate is Vazgen Manukyan. It is natural that this problem will be solved after its discussion». Arshak Sadoyan also has his opinion about other candidates and didn\’t hide it. In his opinion Levon Ter-Petrosyan doesn\’t want to return to the political field: «He understands very clearly that it is impossible to rule buy the principle of «I came, saw and won», Levon Ter-Petrosyan understand very well that they may have serious chances only after serious, long political processes, and if he intended to nominate his candidacy he would declare about in the first quarter of 2006. If he keeps silence, he doesn\’t want to come back». In Arshak Sadoyan’s opinion Arthur Baghdasaryan’s case is a little different. «But in any case he is much more active than Levon Ter-Petrosyan is, though I think that the core candidate should be adopted by the majority. The candidate shouldn\’t have one-sided orientation. Besides, he is still accused of changing his orientation. In this contest I think Arthur Baghdasarayan will have less chances than Vazgen Manukyan”. Artashes Geghamyan and Stepan Demirchyan can’t be a core candidates, Aram Zaveni Sargsyan has some kind of difficulties (he boycotted the NA sittings of the last convocation. Raffi Hovhanisyan has legal problems and if those problems are solved, it will be considered as if the authorities allowed it and it will destroy his reputation».
Shavarsh Kocharyan also didn\’t hide the intention about NDU unification, and Arshak Sadoyan intends to form an alliance of national democrats. Arshak Sadoyan told us that he hadn\’t discussed these issues yet. And a certain consolidation will be very proper. And these issues are constantly being discussed not officially.