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UNEXPECTED BLOCS MAY FORM
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27466.html
Published: 12:25:55 - 24/09/2012
Opposition leaders Aram Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannisian who are likely
presidential candidates have announced openly about their positions
on foreign policies. Raffi Hovannisian is for reviewing relations
with Russia and leaving CSTO.
Aram Sargsyan also announced that if he runs for president, he will
come up with the review of the lord-vassal relationship with Russia.
In fact, these politicians have an identical position with Serzh
Sargsyan who insists on the European path for development.
The other possible presidential candidates are reluctant to speak
about the foreign policy as this is a very tricky issue for them.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, for instance, speaks more on domestic issues,
referring to the lack of political will to fight corruption.
Prosperous Armenia also tries to lead the political discussion towards
domestic issues, criticizing the government.
In addition, Aram Sargsyan thinks that the foreign political factor
will feature these elections. This factor will be used by Serzh
Sargsyan for his campaign. His administration has already understood
that there will be opponents to the path for EU integration. Besides,
the rigid statement of this issue pushes his rival to the anti-Western
field which is not popular in Armenia.
In this regard, it is not ruled out that if Serzh Sargsyan's team uses
his pro-Western position as the core of his presidential campaign
by maintaining the alliance with Russia, Raffi Hovannisian and Aram
Sargsyan will automatically become his supporters. Serzh Sargsyan's
opponents - Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Robert Kocharyan - will have to
support either Serzh Sargsyan or the Eurasian Union.
Even if they do, the first and the second presidents understand that
this position is a loser in Armenia. It is not accidental that so far
they have not announced their positions openly apart from supporting
the Eurasian youth forums organized by Prosperous Armenia. Therefore,
they will try to lead their presidential campaigns towards domestic
issues, and they may even be partners.
Depending on which will become the priority in the campaign,
most unexpected blocs may be formed, such as Serzh Sargsyan-Raffi
Hovannisian or Levon Ter-Petrosyan-Robert Kocharyan. Or if Serzh
Sargsyan succeeds in prioritizing EU integration, he will be deprived
of serious opponents.
From: Baghdasarian
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27466.html
Published: 12:25:55 - 24/09/2012
Opposition leaders Aram Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannisian who are likely
presidential candidates have announced openly about their positions
on foreign policies. Raffi Hovannisian is for reviewing relations
with Russia and leaving CSTO.
Aram Sargsyan also announced that if he runs for president, he will
come up with the review of the lord-vassal relationship with Russia.
In fact, these politicians have an identical position with Serzh
Sargsyan who insists on the European path for development.
The other possible presidential candidates are reluctant to speak
about the foreign policy as this is a very tricky issue for them.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, for instance, speaks more on domestic issues,
referring to the lack of political will to fight corruption.
Prosperous Armenia also tries to lead the political discussion towards
domestic issues, criticizing the government.
In addition, Aram Sargsyan thinks that the foreign political factor
will feature these elections. This factor will be used by Serzh
Sargsyan for his campaign. His administration has already understood
that there will be opponents to the path for EU integration. Besides,
the rigid statement of this issue pushes his rival to the anti-Western
field which is not popular in Armenia.
In this regard, it is not ruled out that if Serzh Sargsyan's team uses
his pro-Western position as the core of his presidential campaign
by maintaining the alliance with Russia, Raffi Hovannisian and Aram
Sargsyan will automatically become his supporters. Serzh Sargsyan's
opponents - Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Robert Kocharyan - will have to
support either Serzh Sargsyan or the Eurasian Union.
Even if they do, the first and the second presidents understand that
this position is a loser in Armenia. It is not accidental that so far
they have not announced their positions openly apart from supporting
the Eurasian youth forums organized by Prosperous Armenia. Therefore,
they will try to lead their presidential campaigns towards domestic
issues, and they may even be partners.
Depending on which will become the priority in the campaign,
most unexpected blocs may be formed, such as Serzh Sargsyan-Raffi
Hovannisian or Levon Ter-Petrosyan-Robert Kocharyan. Or if Serzh
Sargsyan succeeds in prioritizing EU integration, he will be deprived
of serious opponents.
From: Baghdasarian