Hasn't decided if NDU is opposition or not
The National Democratic Union (NDU) has not held any public event since the 2008 presidential elections.
Vazgen Manukyan announced today that he had refrained from interviews for a long period, was appointed chairman of the Public Council and the press conferences and interviews mainly had to do with the activities of the council.
Apparently, this party is currently not represented by anybody after the death of vice-chairman of the party Alexander Butayev who represented the party on different occasions and in different meetings and Vazgen Manukyan is more involved in public actions.
"A1+" tried to find out what the NDU is doing today.
"What are the other parties doing today? The Armenian National Congress holds rallies once a month, but what are the others doing? It's a low season," said Manukyan andsaid that his party's activities are not against those of the public council.
There was a time when the party considered itself the opposition. What camp is the party in now?
"The party is not in power, meaning it is not represented as president, in government or in parliament. That is why from that angle it is not pro-government. If it is not pro-government, in some sense it is the opposition."
This means that Vazgen Manukyan doesn't have a clear picture of which field his party is in.
"When we say opposition, we always picture rallies and reproachment. We are a little different and that is accepted in the world."
Perhaps your party is constructive?
"We are not constructive because we haven't proposed anything to be constructive."
Nevertheless, Vazgen Manukyan noted that the party is participating in the council's activities regardless of not being pro-government.
He considers the fact that opposition members change camps and the people who were sharply criticizing the government are now holding this or that post.
Is it possible to see the party become active? In response, Vazgen Manukyan said:
"But what activity in August?"
What about September?
"We will see. I can't say," said Chairman of the Public Council and the National Democratic Union, Vazgen Manukyan.
