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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
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