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    LEVON'S OPPOSITION HAS DIED; THE HERITAGE PARTY AND THE ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION (ARF) ARE ON THE SIDELINES

    http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/10/08/118085/
    October 8, 2012 22:35

    According to political scientist Armen Aghayan, the struggle in the
    upcoming presidential election will be between Armenian President Serzh
    Sargsyan and the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader. "Levon's
    opposition is dead. It died long ago; it is just that few know
    about it. The other opposition formats that have ever existed -
    the ARF and the Heritage Party - are not there, are almost on the
    sidelines. Thus, the same phenomenon continues that only yesterday's
    government challenges the current government, because only it has
    financial resources for that and has maintained certain connections
    with the Establishment, business circles. Robert Kocharyan will choose
    the candidate for the second place, he may announce himself, he may
    announce Oskanian or Tsarukyan or another candidate," Mr. Aghayan
    said to www.aravot.am.

    In his words, the government has managed to spoil former Foreign
    Minister Vartan Oskanian's image, "Vartan Oskanian has been used
    as Kocharyan's tool. That figure was good for Kocharyan, because he
    couldn't attract the opposition - he is not an orator, he is blamed
    for the events of March 1. And Oskanian with his American image,
    way of speech, his Civilnet could be considered as a compromise
    who will be voted for by both the bribed voters of the PAP and the
    oppositionists who were happy that Civilnet supported the ecological
    movements or movements related to Vahe Avetyan. The government noticed
    this and decided to spoil that image. What a national figure you
    are, if you get a million dollars from a foreign source? Besides,
    the government showed to Russia 'look, what a pro-American figure
    your friend Kocharyan plays with' and they showed to America that it
    only seemed to them that Oskanian was their guy, there was Kocharyan
    behind him. Presenting Oskanian's character with negative coloring
    beforehand, they have spoiled many plans."

    Mr. Aghayan didn't rule out that Oskanian could find a beneficial way
    out of the persecution of him, if he acted sensibly, "On the other
    hand, the government maintains the option of very rudely pushing
    Oskanian out of the game by arresting or in any other way at a pinch.

    It is a different matter that he is certainly not an oppositionist,
    because there is no issue regarding the Armenian people's present or
    future, on which Oskanian and Serzh Sargsyan have different opinions.

    Today they think of all issues in the same manner, they have the same
    position, it is just a fight for power. People are out of the game,
    they want to return to it and there is a lack of seats. I repeat the
    main confrontation of today is between the former

    and current governments, as always. It is just that now Levon
    Ter-Petrossian is not playing the role of a former ruler, Robert
    Kocharyan is."

    Arpine SIMONYAN



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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