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DOES SERZH SARGSYAN WANT ABSOLUTE POWER?
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26038.html
Published: 15:59:01 - 03/05/2012
The political system in Armenia is changing in front of our eyes.
Such definition may seem exaggerated to someone but if we look
at the facts in dynamics, it will become clear that the previous
monopoly-authoritarian system exists almost no more. True, there is
also the issue on what will replace it, but the system is changing.
Serzh Sargsyan is trying to demonstrate that it is a policy worked
out in advance, everything is controlled and the government goes on
democratization deliberately. But obviously this is a forced step,
which will inevitably lead to loss of Serge Sargsyan's absolute power.
Strictly speaking, he has never had such authority. He has been trying
to prove for the last four years that he has it, but he failed. The
oligarchs, oligarchic parties, as well as the lack of formulated civil
demand were supposed to become the rear to the absolute power. But they
"refused".
The main "rival" of Serzh Sargsyan's absolute power became, though
strange it may seem, the oligarchs, who, against Serzh Sargsyan's
statements, decided to run for the parliament. Ruben Hayrapetyan put
the last point who stated one day before nomination that only Samvel
Alexanyan may convince him to run. He just wanted to say that Serzh
Sargsyan doesn't decide anything.
Prosperous Armenia party is also against the absolute power, which has
already stated that its aim is to dismantle the party monopoly of the
RPA. This means that Serzh Sargsyan failed, despite the attempts to
force Gagik Tsarukyan provide support for a large party, which has
a fairly high rating.
Serzh Sargsyan succeeded to some extent to neutralize the political
opposition in the face of the Armenian National Congress having
involved it into the unfruitful dialogue and having eliminated the
consequences and the likelihood of revolution. But the Congress didn't
stop being Serzh Sargsyan's main enemy having declared his resignation
as its main task.
But the important is that the civil society has changed. The story
related to the Mashtots Park proved that Serzh Sargsyan understands
from where the main threat comes. He understood that the society speaks
about the rights and about the public interest that should be higher
of the oligarchic interest, the country, where the authorities are
the servants of the people, which are paid by the citizens' money,
and in such a society it's stupid to build an absolute vertical.
And he was forced to refuse absolutism presenting it as his most
democratic achievement. In this situation, Serzh Sargsyan will have
more chances in his office if he stops aspiring to the absolute power
and demands building a more extensive and balanced system.
True, the question what's Serzh Sargsyan's task remains. Does he really
want absolute power or he just pursues the noble goal of construction
of democracy in the country, or perhaps, the point is about the banal
desire to be the president in order to tell the grandchildren whom
he met in this life.
It is clear that it is difficult leave the desire to have absolute
power. Now large-scale technologies are applied - sometimes primitive,
sometimes effective to neutralize the opponents. For example, Serzh
Sargsyan calls to vote for Gagik Tsarukyan, thereby demonstrating that
they are "of the same flock". And many TV channels with the help of
political technologists are busy of pressing the politicians against
the wall for their past. Vartan Oskanian gets the most of this.
Nevertheless, the process of collapse of the absolute system has been
launched and the fact we can hear reasonable and clearly formulated
charges by Nikol Pashinyan against Serzh Sargsyan on the TV means
they will have to forget about absolutism anyway.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26038.html
Published: 15:59:01 - 03/05/2012
The political system in Armenia is changing in front of our eyes.
Such definition may seem exaggerated to someone but if we look
at the facts in dynamics, it will become clear that the previous
monopoly-authoritarian system exists almost no more. True, there is
also the issue on what will replace it, but the system is changing.
Serzh Sargsyan is trying to demonstrate that it is a policy worked
out in advance, everything is controlled and the government goes on
democratization deliberately. But obviously this is a forced step,
which will inevitably lead to loss of Serge Sargsyan's absolute power.
Strictly speaking, he has never had such authority. He has been trying
to prove for the last four years that he has it, but he failed. The
oligarchs, oligarchic parties, as well as the lack of formulated civil
demand were supposed to become the rear to the absolute power. But they
"refused".
The main "rival" of Serzh Sargsyan's absolute power became, though
strange it may seem, the oligarchs, who, against Serzh Sargsyan's
statements, decided to run for the parliament. Ruben Hayrapetyan put
the last point who stated one day before nomination that only Samvel
Alexanyan may convince him to run. He just wanted to say that Serzh
Sargsyan doesn't decide anything.
Prosperous Armenia party is also against the absolute power, which has
already stated that its aim is to dismantle the party monopoly of the
RPA. This means that Serzh Sargsyan failed, despite the attempts to
force Gagik Tsarukyan provide support for a large party, which has
a fairly high rating.
Serzh Sargsyan succeeded to some extent to neutralize the political
opposition in the face of the Armenian National Congress having
involved it into the unfruitful dialogue and having eliminated the
consequences and the likelihood of revolution. But the Congress didn't
stop being Serzh Sargsyan's main enemy having declared his resignation
as its main task.
But the important is that the civil society has changed. The story
related to the Mashtots Park proved that Serzh Sargsyan understands
from where the main threat comes. He understood that the society speaks
about the rights and about the public interest that should be higher
of the oligarchic interest, the country, where the authorities are
the servants of the people, which are paid by the citizens' money,
and in such a society it's stupid to build an absolute vertical.
And he was forced to refuse absolutism presenting it as his most
democratic achievement. In this situation, Serzh Sargsyan will have
more chances in his office if he stops aspiring to the absolute power
and demands building a more extensive and balanced system.
True, the question what's Serzh Sargsyan's task remains. Does he really
want absolute power or he just pursues the noble goal of construction
of democracy in the country, or perhaps, the point is about the banal
desire to be the president in order to tell the grandchildren whom
he met in this life.
It is clear that it is difficult leave the desire to have absolute
power. Now large-scale technologies are applied - sometimes primitive,
sometimes effective to neutralize the opponents. For example, Serzh
Sargsyan calls to vote for Gagik Tsarukyan, thereby demonstrating that
they are "of the same flock". And many TV channels with the help of
political technologists are busy of pressing the politicians against
the wall for their past. Vartan Oskanian gets the most of this.
Nevertheless, the process of collapse of the absolute system has been
launched and the fact we can hear reasonable and clearly formulated
charges by Nikol Pashinyan against Serzh Sargsyan on the TV means
they will have to forget about absolutism anyway.