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WHO WILL BE JOINT CANDIDATE OF OLIGARCHY?
Siranuysh Papyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/interview/view/27875
Interview - Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:51
Interview with political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan
Mr. Ghukasyan, how would you describe the current state of the
political field?
All the main political forces are controlled by the oligarchs,
including the ANC. This is what Levon Zurabyan stated. The main
issue of the political forces is who will be the joint candidate of
the oligarchs - Serzh Sargsyan or Robert Kocharyan. The second issue
is whom they will formally nominate as a joint candidate. The main
aim of the thieves is to get the approval of the European Union. But
what will be the price in case we know the value of approval is one
billion euro, and all the criminal groups are now united in their
fight to get one billion?
There is an opinion that we need to find out why we need the state,
what the party means in Armenia and how we should define tasks and
solve them.
The state is necessary in order to help people find the possibility to
realize their efforts, to ensure security and well-being. In democratic
countries, each one achieved the realization of their efforts through
work, capacities and abilities. In an oligarchic system which is
not guided by moral values but forces people to achieve well-being
through sponsorship of the oligarchy.
As to the parties, they are mediators between the state and the
society. Armenia is an oligarchic state, and parties are thieves which
deceive the society and ensure their life. Our state is formally
democratic while its content is oligarchic. The function of lying
belongs to the parties.
Mr. Ghukasyan, why is the civil sector helpless regarding this issue?
Do you see any ways to overcome this?
The victories of the civic initiatives will always be fragmental
unless they set to interfere with the political processes to overcome
the oligarchy. Today the oligarchic party is the Republican Party
which says to be the main fighter for democracy. If we consider the
fight is for the one billion Euros promised by the Europe, then
the RPA statement is true. Democracy can't be restored with the
help of money. The people should decide whether it wants equality
or not. For this, the civil society needs to work and intervene in
political processes.
How can the civil society interfere in the political processes and
succeed? What are the tasks to be defined by the civil society,
I mean political issues?
The oligarchy has created a criminal electoral machine that guarantees
its victory in elections. In other words, the candidate of the ruling
oligarchic party wins as soon as nominated. The civil society needs
to pursue the following goals.It needs to hinder the nomination of the
oligarchy's candidate and needs to destroy the election falsification
machine. Civic movements may intervene in the political processes by
nominating their own candidate or supporting an independent nominee.
I'm sure there will be some independent candidates for president.
Siranuysh Papyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/interview/view/27875
Interview - Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:51
Interview with political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan
Mr. Ghukasyan, how would you describe the current state of the
political field?
All the main political forces are controlled by the oligarchs,
including the ANC. This is what Levon Zurabyan stated. The main
issue of the political forces is who will be the joint candidate of
the oligarchs - Serzh Sargsyan or Robert Kocharyan. The second issue
is whom they will formally nominate as a joint candidate. The main
aim of the thieves is to get the approval of the European Union. But
what will be the price in case we know the value of approval is one
billion euro, and all the criminal groups are now united in their
fight to get one billion?
There is an opinion that we need to find out why we need the state,
what the party means in Armenia and how we should define tasks and
solve them.
The state is necessary in order to help people find the possibility to
realize their efforts, to ensure security and well-being. In democratic
countries, each one achieved the realization of their efforts through
work, capacities and abilities. In an oligarchic system which is
not guided by moral values but forces people to achieve well-being
through sponsorship of the oligarchy.
As to the parties, they are mediators between the state and the
society. Armenia is an oligarchic state, and parties are thieves which
deceive the society and ensure their life. Our state is formally
democratic while its content is oligarchic. The function of lying
belongs to the parties.
Mr. Ghukasyan, why is the civil sector helpless regarding this issue?
Do you see any ways to overcome this?
The victories of the civic initiatives will always be fragmental
unless they set to interfere with the political processes to overcome
the oligarchy. Today the oligarchic party is the Republican Party
which says to be the main fighter for democracy. If we consider the
fight is for the one billion Euros promised by the Europe, then
the RPA statement is true. Democracy can't be restored with the
help of money. The people should decide whether it wants equality
or not. For this, the civil society needs to work and intervene in
political processes.
How can the civil society interfere in the political processes and
succeed? What are the tasks to be defined by the civil society,
I mean political issues?
The oligarchy has created a criminal electoral machine that guarantees
its victory in elections. In other words, the candidate of the ruling
oligarchic party wins as soon as nominated. The civil society needs
to pursue the following goals.It needs to hinder the nomination of the
oligarchy's candidate and needs to destroy the election falsification
machine. Civic movements may intervene in the political processes by
nominating their own candidate or supporting an independent nominee.
I'm sure there will be some independent candidates for president.