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SERZH SARGSYAN HAD NO OTHER WAY
Siranuysh Papyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/interview27589.html
Published: 10:24:36 - 03/10/2012
Interview with Stepan Danielyan, chairperson of the Collaboration
for Democracy Centre NGO
Stepan, the parliament approved the motion of the prosecutor general to
strip Vartan Oskanian of immunity which was followed by a statement of
the U.S. embassy expressing concerns over this. Is this a miscalculated
political game?
I think Serzh Sargsyan had no other way. The government~Rs propaganda
machine wanted to instill several ideas in the public. The first is
that they are pro-Western, while Prosperous Armenia is pro-Russian. As
soon as Serzh Sargsyan is not the president, Kocharyan will be one,
which means Sargsyan is the lesser of two evils. But if Oskanian
represented Prosperous Armenia in the presidential elections, these
theses would collapse.
Serzh Sargsyan would be unable to compete with a political figure
like Oskanian. It is also important to understand that the government
has always attached an importance to sham oppositional candidates
but this possibility has expired too. Only force remains, or Serzh
Sargsyan had to retreat prior to the elections because I think the
government can~Rt be removed through elections.
May the upcoming election in Armenia have an unexpected turn, like
the Georgian elections?
There is no similarity with Georgia. With time the society will
appreciate Saakashvili more and he may return one day. It wouldn~Rt be
a surprise to me if Ivanishvili and Saakashvili had some agreement. If
it is true, Georgia has made a leap toward the change of government
through elections. This is a huge progress. You see no similarity
with Armenia. If Kocharyan returns, we should thank Serzh and Tigran
Sargsyans. Under such irresponsible and perhaps even criminal policy,
the only issue of the society is salvation and not development. The
savior can be only the one who would be able to control by force the
state machine which has grown into a criminal gang, as well as the
monopolies. Sargsyans has freed us from the possibility to choose and I
think they will be caught in the trap into which they want to lure us.
So do we replace one brutal system with another?
We don't change any brutal system, we are in the same system. The
issue of change of system should be discussed thoroughly. This
has nothing in common with the change of government. Those who are
trying to persuade us that there is a fight between the pro-Western
and pro-Russian forces want to deceive us. The fight in Armenia is
among clans, not among different values.
Siranuysh Papyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/interview27589.html
Published: 10:24:36 - 03/10/2012
Interview with Stepan Danielyan, chairperson of the Collaboration
for Democracy Centre NGO
Stepan, the parliament approved the motion of the prosecutor general to
strip Vartan Oskanian of immunity which was followed by a statement of
the U.S. embassy expressing concerns over this. Is this a miscalculated
political game?
I think Serzh Sargsyan had no other way. The government~Rs propaganda
machine wanted to instill several ideas in the public. The first is
that they are pro-Western, while Prosperous Armenia is pro-Russian. As
soon as Serzh Sargsyan is not the president, Kocharyan will be one,
which means Sargsyan is the lesser of two evils. But if Oskanian
represented Prosperous Armenia in the presidential elections, these
theses would collapse.
Serzh Sargsyan would be unable to compete with a political figure
like Oskanian. It is also important to understand that the government
has always attached an importance to sham oppositional candidates
but this possibility has expired too. Only force remains, or Serzh
Sargsyan had to retreat prior to the elections because I think the
government can~Rt be removed through elections.
May the upcoming election in Armenia have an unexpected turn, like
the Georgian elections?
There is no similarity with Georgia. With time the society will
appreciate Saakashvili more and he may return one day. It wouldn~Rt be
a surprise to me if Ivanishvili and Saakashvili had some agreement. If
it is true, Georgia has made a leap toward the change of government
through elections. This is a huge progress. You see no similarity
with Armenia. If Kocharyan returns, we should thank Serzh and Tigran
Sargsyans. Under such irresponsible and perhaps even criminal policy,
the only issue of the society is salvation and not development. The
savior can be only the one who would be able to control by force the
state machine which has grown into a criminal gang, as well as the
monopolies. Sargsyans has freed us from the possibility to choose and I
think they will be caught in the trap into which they want to lure us.
So do we replace one brutal system with another?
We don't change any brutal system, we are in the same system. The
issue of change of system should be discussed thoroughly. This
has nothing in common with the change of government. Those who are
trying to persuade us that there is a fight between the pro-Western
and pro-Russian forces want to deceive us. The fight in Armenia is
among clans, not among different values.