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WILL RAFFI AND ARAM JOIN IN THE STREET
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26200.html
Published: 13:39:55 - 15/05/2012
Raffi Hovannisian made a statement which, besides from a fair
assessment of the electoral process of May 6, does not answer the
key question: will the Heritage leader enter parliament or not?
Raffi Hovannisian had doubts still in the previous parliament. Once
he even resigned from parliament but changed his mind and withdrew
his resignation.
Now Hovannisian is one of the possible candidates of the presidential
election. In 2013 he will at last be eligible for the presidential
election since in the previous election he did not have 10 years of
citizenship, which was a Constitutional requirement.
Raffi Hovannisian will take a try of his eligibility. Entering a
parliament elected through rigged elections would be a hindrance to his
attempt. In political terms, not in legal terms, of course, because if
you accept the mandate you are allowed to take, very few will believe
your determination to resist the system in the presidential election.
Raffi Hovannisian needs to make a choice between accepting the
mandate and forming moral and political premises for running in the
presidential election.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that the level of parliamentary
activities is not appropriate for an ex-president.
Perhaps it is worthwhile to add that the level of parliamentary
activities is inappropriate not only for ex-presidents but also
people with presidential ambitions who want to enter this office with
the honest wish and aspiration to bring modernization and freedom
to Armenia.
Hovannisian's place is the communities, villages, streets, backyards
of Armenia if he intends to create moral and political premises for
running in the presidential election. Running in the presidential
election without this will be more useless than the parliamentary
election because in the parliamentary elections at least you get
seats for 5% while in the presidential election you get nothing.
In order to make a so-called social application for the presidential
election one needs to stay in the street for at least the upcoming
6 or 7 months. It is not a matter of revolution or sit-in. It is a
continuous conversation, discussion with the society, influence on
public moods and environment.
The leader of the Republic Party Aram Zaven Sargsyan who resigned
from parliament hinted at such a tactics.
It is hard to tell whether he is going to run in the presidential
election. He has made no relevant statements but he hinted that another
election is coming in 6-7 months and the opposition needs to review
its activities and adjust it to the society.
However, all through his political biography Aram Zaven Sargsyan
has displayed ability to cede his private position for the common
position. For instance in the presidential election 2003 he was the
first to withdraw from the race to support Stepan Demirchyan though
he had a significant electorate.
Aram Zaven Sargsyan left aside his ambitions during the process of
forming the list of the Armenian National Congress, thus facilitating
Levon Ter-Petrosyan's task of untying the knot of ambitions.
Aram Sargsyan stated to join 90% of the opposition electorate which was
left outside in the street in the result of the parliamentary election.
Aram Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannisian can join in the street, trying
to change the public environment and moods ahead of the presidential
election.
If they succeed in the upcoming months, it would be meaningful to run
in the presidential election. However, the purpose of these street
activities should not be the presidential election or any other
national election.
In Armenia any key act of reform will be predetermined by the
efficiency of work in the street, in the backyard, in the family.
And if they are not successful in inspiring the society for the
election 2013, they should at least be inspired to skip that election.
If Serzh Sargsyan is to be reelected, he should do it alone, without
his legitimization by 5-6 other forces, which will be limited to
allegations and excuses that everyone is venal and serves Serzh
Sargsyan in the morning of the next day of the election, while at night
they will try to reach an agreement with Serzh Sargsyan, something like
"Ostap Ibrahimovish, when will we divide the money?"
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26200.html
Published: 13:39:55 - 15/05/2012
Raffi Hovannisian made a statement which, besides from a fair
assessment of the electoral process of May 6, does not answer the
key question: will the Heritage leader enter parliament or not?
Raffi Hovannisian had doubts still in the previous parliament. Once
he even resigned from parliament but changed his mind and withdrew
his resignation.
Now Hovannisian is one of the possible candidates of the presidential
election. In 2013 he will at last be eligible for the presidential
election since in the previous election he did not have 10 years of
citizenship, which was a Constitutional requirement.
Raffi Hovannisian will take a try of his eligibility. Entering a
parliament elected through rigged elections would be a hindrance to his
attempt. In political terms, not in legal terms, of course, because if
you accept the mandate you are allowed to take, very few will believe
your determination to resist the system in the presidential election.
Raffi Hovannisian needs to make a choice between accepting the
mandate and forming moral and political premises for running in the
presidential election.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that the level of parliamentary
activities is not appropriate for an ex-president.
Perhaps it is worthwhile to add that the level of parliamentary
activities is inappropriate not only for ex-presidents but also
people with presidential ambitions who want to enter this office with
the honest wish and aspiration to bring modernization and freedom
to Armenia.
Hovannisian's place is the communities, villages, streets, backyards
of Armenia if he intends to create moral and political premises for
running in the presidential election. Running in the presidential
election without this will be more useless than the parliamentary
election because in the parliamentary elections at least you get
seats for 5% while in the presidential election you get nothing.
In order to make a so-called social application for the presidential
election one needs to stay in the street for at least the upcoming
6 or 7 months. It is not a matter of revolution or sit-in. It is a
continuous conversation, discussion with the society, influence on
public moods and environment.
The leader of the Republic Party Aram Zaven Sargsyan who resigned
from parliament hinted at such a tactics.
It is hard to tell whether he is going to run in the presidential
election. He has made no relevant statements but he hinted that another
election is coming in 6-7 months and the opposition needs to review
its activities and adjust it to the society.
However, all through his political biography Aram Zaven Sargsyan
has displayed ability to cede his private position for the common
position. For instance in the presidential election 2003 he was the
first to withdraw from the race to support Stepan Demirchyan though
he had a significant electorate.
Aram Zaven Sargsyan left aside his ambitions during the process of
forming the list of the Armenian National Congress, thus facilitating
Levon Ter-Petrosyan's task of untying the knot of ambitions.
Aram Sargsyan stated to join 90% of the opposition electorate which was
left outside in the street in the result of the parliamentary election.
Aram Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannisian can join in the street, trying
to change the public environment and moods ahead of the presidential
election.
If they succeed in the upcoming months, it would be meaningful to run
in the presidential election. However, the purpose of these street
activities should not be the presidential election or any other
national election.
In Armenia any key act of reform will be predetermined by the
efficiency of work in the street, in the backyard, in the family.
And if they are not successful in inspiring the society for the
election 2013, they should at least be inspired to skip that election.
If Serzh Sargsyan is to be reelected, he should do it alone, without
his legitimization by 5-6 other forces, which will be limited to
allegations and excuses that everyone is venal and serves Serzh
Sargsyan in the morning of the next day of the election, while at night
they will try to reach an agreement with Serzh Sargsyan, something like
"Ostap Ibrahimovish, when will we divide the money?"