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THE PLAGUE OF DEGRADATION
Haik Aramyan
14:06 27/12/2012
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28533
Why did the so-called main Armenian political forces - the PAP,
the Congress and the ARF - withdraw from the race one after another?
These parties said they will not nominate a candidate and will not
support other candidates.
Perhaps because they think it is meaningless to run in an election
the results of which have been predetermined. This point of view
is grounded since not only these but also a lot of other political
forces of Armenia have never done politics but have agreed on seats
in parliament and posts in government, as well as business quotas. In
other words, they have always acted by the principle "the results of
the election have been predetermined". Most probably, on the eve of
the upcoming election Serzh Sargsyan did not promise them anything
so they had to withdraw from the race.
Boycott would be an expression of political will by these forces but
they did not boycott either which comes to prove the abovementioned
point of view.
The circumstances are similar in the case of the Armenian National
Congress and the ARF. These parties tried to enter into deals both
before the parliamentary and presidential elections. In the case of
the parliament they succeeded, and the Congress entered the parliament
under the aegis of the Congress. However, ahead of the presidential
election this cooperation did not lead anywhere, this initially absurd
"program" diligently worked out by the followers of the political
school of the Congress and the PAP team failed.
It is difficult to insist that Gagik Tsarukyan was removed from the
game by Serzh Sargsyan. It is more probable that Tsarukyan himself
wanted to withdraw from the race due to doubts of a plot in the
program of the team which is able to make political decisions.
Tsarukyan knew he might be scapegoated for the failure of the schemes
of the program and its supporters. It became obvious in the final
stage, and Gagik Tsarukyan had the brains to understand that.
After Gagik Tsarukyan's decision Ter-Petrosyan immediately remembered
his age and withdrew from the race. Because in this case it was
meaningless to fight, considering 7% of votes in the parliamentary
election. Having lost its reputation and facing controversies,
Ter-Petrosyan did not have other resources besides the PAP.
In fact, Tsarukyan and Ter-Petrosyan refused, as Hakob Badalyan
described it, to pull chestnuts from the fire for Robert Kocharyan for
who the upcoming presidential election was merely an opportunity to
annoy Serzh Sargsyan and cause tension. Ter-Petrosyan and Tsarukyan
understood that Serzh Sargsyan's clampdown on them in case of any
tension would be "legitimate" and supported by foreign forces.
In fact, Kocharyan also left "politics" where he has never been, not
even during ten years of presidency. In the next electoral stage he
will already have approached the retirement age and will not complain
of the circumstance of being "the youngest pensioner". In answer to
the "request of the nation" he will be able to refuse by referring
to his age, following Levon Ter-Petrosyan's example.
The "political dinosaurs" of Armenia are leaving. Perhaps this is
the only positive thing of the activities of that generation and
the system it has created, and in the social and political life of
Armenia. This generation got a historical chance to leave whereas
they "distinguished" themselves by activities the result of which is
Armenia, a country with alienated people.
This generation must leave without causing shocks and shedding blood,
taking along its system, and it will be its sole favor to the Armenian
people. It is the demand of time and the system cannot do anything
about it. When the eyes of people open and their awareness comes,
when they understand that they are the real owners of their country,
it is impossible to mislead them by idols and saviors, which is the
only thing the system can offer to its people.
Interestingly, Gagik Tsarukyan was the first to understand this.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Haik Aramyan
14:06 27/12/2012
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28533
Why did the so-called main Armenian political forces - the PAP,
the Congress and the ARF - withdraw from the race one after another?
These parties said they will not nominate a candidate and will not
support other candidates.
Perhaps because they think it is meaningless to run in an election
the results of which have been predetermined. This point of view
is grounded since not only these but also a lot of other political
forces of Armenia have never done politics but have agreed on seats
in parliament and posts in government, as well as business quotas. In
other words, they have always acted by the principle "the results of
the election have been predetermined". Most probably, on the eve of
the upcoming election Serzh Sargsyan did not promise them anything
so they had to withdraw from the race.
Boycott would be an expression of political will by these forces but
they did not boycott either which comes to prove the abovementioned
point of view.
The circumstances are similar in the case of the Armenian National
Congress and the ARF. These parties tried to enter into deals both
before the parliamentary and presidential elections. In the case of
the parliament they succeeded, and the Congress entered the parliament
under the aegis of the Congress. However, ahead of the presidential
election this cooperation did not lead anywhere, this initially absurd
"program" diligently worked out by the followers of the political
school of the Congress and the PAP team failed.
It is difficult to insist that Gagik Tsarukyan was removed from the
game by Serzh Sargsyan. It is more probable that Tsarukyan himself
wanted to withdraw from the race due to doubts of a plot in the
program of the team which is able to make political decisions.
Tsarukyan knew he might be scapegoated for the failure of the schemes
of the program and its supporters. It became obvious in the final
stage, and Gagik Tsarukyan had the brains to understand that.
After Gagik Tsarukyan's decision Ter-Petrosyan immediately remembered
his age and withdrew from the race. Because in this case it was
meaningless to fight, considering 7% of votes in the parliamentary
election. Having lost its reputation and facing controversies,
Ter-Petrosyan did not have other resources besides the PAP.
In fact, Tsarukyan and Ter-Petrosyan refused, as Hakob Badalyan
described it, to pull chestnuts from the fire for Robert Kocharyan for
who the upcoming presidential election was merely an opportunity to
annoy Serzh Sargsyan and cause tension. Ter-Petrosyan and Tsarukyan
understood that Serzh Sargsyan's clampdown on them in case of any
tension would be "legitimate" and supported by foreign forces.
In fact, Kocharyan also left "politics" where he has never been, not
even during ten years of presidency. In the next electoral stage he
will already have approached the retirement age and will not complain
of the circumstance of being "the youngest pensioner". In answer to
the "request of the nation" he will be able to refuse by referring
to his age, following Levon Ter-Petrosyan's example.
The "political dinosaurs" of Armenia are leaving. Perhaps this is
the only positive thing of the activities of that generation and
the system it has created, and in the social and political life of
Armenia. This generation got a historical chance to leave whereas
they "distinguished" themselves by activities the result of which is
Armenia, a country with alienated people.
This generation must leave without causing shocks and shedding blood,
taking along its system, and it will be its sole favor to the Armenian
people. It is the demand of time and the system cannot do anything
about it. When the eyes of people open and their awareness comes,
when they understand that they are the real owners of their country,
it is impossible to mislead them by idols and saviors, which is the
only thing the system can offer to its people.
Interestingly, Gagik Tsarukyan was the first to understand this.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress