During his visit to RA marzes the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that in 2003 Presidential Elections Stepan Demirchyan won the run and in 1998 – Karen Demirchyan. Recently in Shirak and Aragatsotn marzes he stated that “according to the Constitution neither in 1998 nor in 2003 Kocharyan had the right to become a president and besides when voting for Karen Demirchyan in 1998 and Stepan Demirchyan in 2003 you must know that it is a triple victory including Vazgen Sargsyan.” “In 1998 he was present at the inauguration ceremony of Kocharyan. At that time I was the Speaker of the Parliament and I had sent an official invitation to him personally. Moreover, prior to that special session on April 9 of 1998 I met Ter-Petrosyan and discussed that issue with him. I have also officially invited Karen Demirchyan, who unlike Ter-Petrosyan didn’t show up. Ter-Petrosyan accepted the invitation and attended Kocharyan’s inauguration. This cannot interpreted any other way but acknowledging Kocharyan’s presidency on part of Ter-Petrosyan,” yesterday said Kh. Harutyunyan. Let us remember that in 1998 presidential elections 12 candidates were running – Yuri Mkrtchyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Robert Kocharyan, Davit Shahnazaryan, Vigen Khachatryan, Aram G. Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan, Ashot Bleyan, Sergey Badalyan, Artashes Geghamyan, Hrant Khachatryan and Vazgen Manukyan.
