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April 16 2013 As far as I can remember, before every election,
oppositionists state that one should unity, that negotiations are under
way right now etc. They are right in the sense that only by uniting
and joining forces can one effectively oppose the state machine,
which, as we know, is completely in the government's hands.
Those kind wishes usually remain just talk; ambitions and the
internal struggle in the opposition camp eventually become more
powerful factors, than the desire to win. As far as the parliament
or, even more so, the presidency is concerned, the fact that, say,
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) have different opinions on the Armenia-Turkey relations,
or that the Heritage Party wants to recognize the independence of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and the others don't is very important.
Now, the issue is efficient government of the capital, in which case,
it doesn't matter whether you are a social liberal or a nationalist.
By the way, when Vahagn Khachatryan who was not a member of the
Pan-Armenian National Movement (PANM) was elected chairman of the
Yerevan City Council in 1992, it was only beneficial for the capital.
However, the current favorable situation doesn't seem to be used.
Firstly the ANC proposal to participate with a common list was
basically rejected; then the negotiations between the ARF, the
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and the Heritage Party didn't yield
results. Although the parties participating in the city council
election promise not to bad-mouth each other, but they actually do
bad-mouth each other and make the government, against which they
ostensibly struggle, happy. In this regard, it is probably worth
reminding the estimable party members that there are less than 3
weeks left until the Yerevan City Council election, and, at least,
the mechanism of supervising the election should be created now, not
on the election day. It seems that the idea that one cannot "win" the
election with post-election processes - rallies, protests - that it is
like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted gradually
becomes dominant on the political stage these days. One should
win a victory with records of polling places. And only coordinated
work of the 4 parties can make it possible. Ter-Petrossian's latest
"messages" to Tsarukyan should be considered in that (and not moral and
didactic) light. If they are not "heard," as it had happened before
the presidential election, then there was no point in them. If they
are "heard," those reverent gestures are absolutely justified. ARAM
ABRAHAMYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/04/16/153684/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
April 16 2013 As far as I can remember, before every election,
oppositionists state that one should unity, that negotiations are under
way right now etc. They are right in the sense that only by uniting
and joining forces can one effectively oppose the state machine,
which, as we know, is completely in the government's hands.
Those kind wishes usually remain just talk; ambitions and the
internal struggle in the opposition camp eventually become more
powerful factors, than the desire to win. As far as the parliament
or, even more so, the presidency is concerned, the fact that, say,
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and the Armenian National
Congress (ANC) have different opinions on the Armenia-Turkey relations,
or that the Heritage Party wants to recognize the independence of
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and the others don't is very important.
Now, the issue is efficient government of the capital, in which case,
it doesn't matter whether you are a social liberal or a nationalist.
By the way, when Vahagn Khachatryan who was not a member of the
Pan-Armenian National Movement (PANM) was elected chairman of the
Yerevan City Council in 1992, it was only beneficial for the capital.
However, the current favorable situation doesn't seem to be used.
Firstly the ANC proposal to participate with a common list was
basically rejected; then the negotiations between the ARF, the
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and the Heritage Party didn't yield
results. Although the parties participating in the city council
election promise not to bad-mouth each other, but they actually do
bad-mouth each other and make the government, against which they
ostensibly struggle, happy. In this regard, it is probably worth
reminding the estimable party members that there are less than 3
weeks left until the Yerevan City Council election, and, at least,
the mechanism of supervising the election should be created now, not
on the election day. It seems that the idea that one cannot "win" the
election with post-election processes - rallies, protests - that it is
like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted gradually
becomes dominant on the political stage these days. One should
win a victory with records of polling places. And only coordinated
work of the 4 parties can make it possible. Ter-Petrossian's latest
"messages" to Tsarukyan should be considered in that (and not moral and
didactic) light. If they are not "heard," as it had happened before
the presidential election, then there was no point in them. If they
are "heard," those reverent gestures are absolutely justified. ARAM
ABRAHAMYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/04/16/153684/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia