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OLD PRIME MINISTER'S NEW MEMORIAL DAY
The people of Gyumri are joking about Tigran Sargsyan's reappointment.
They say that the next Monday from his reappointment will be another
day of commemoration of dead people. Joke is joke but Tigran Sargsyan's
second term, like his first term, might be remembered by memorial days.
There is every chance for that because domestic logic prompts that
time to translate words to actions will not come.
It is indicated by the logic of the campaign.
Oskanian is right that this is not just a local election. This is
not a fight for the council of elders and mayor of Yerevan but the
next death or life fight among political-business groups for the
protection of their positions and property.
The country has reached a line beyond which distribution of property
and economic and political "quotas" is inevitable. Deep changes are
taking place which affect the vital interests of the government-
business-criminal groups. These groups are not adequate to the
situation and cannot form new guarantees and now they are trying to
protect the status quo by way of traditional methods.
The election to the Council of Elders has revived the mummy -
non-governmental political parties which did not take part in the
presidential election but are set to "take" Yerevan. "Mobilization"
is underway and hints on post-electoral processes are made. For its
part the government shows that it will not refrain from traditional
methods to reinforce its monopoly in Yerevan. These developments
evoke the parliamentary election when the ruling force won majority
by way of reaching an agreement with the others. Such an agreement is
expected this time as well. And it means that Armenia again will not
translate words to actions. Generally, Armenian elections are aimed
at reinforcing the existing system.
The "new" government will merely serve the "new" agreement, as in
the past five years, injecting new resources in the dead system.
Haik Aramyan 10:52 22/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29686
From: A. Papazian
The people of Gyumri are joking about Tigran Sargsyan's reappointment.
They say that the next Monday from his reappointment will be another
day of commemoration of dead people. Joke is joke but Tigran Sargsyan's
second term, like his first term, might be remembered by memorial days.
There is every chance for that because domestic logic prompts that
time to translate words to actions will not come.
It is indicated by the logic of the campaign.
Oskanian is right that this is not just a local election. This is
not a fight for the council of elders and mayor of Yerevan but the
next death or life fight among political-business groups for the
protection of their positions and property.
The country has reached a line beyond which distribution of property
and economic and political "quotas" is inevitable. Deep changes are
taking place which affect the vital interests of the government-
business-criminal groups. These groups are not adequate to the
situation and cannot form new guarantees and now they are trying to
protect the status quo by way of traditional methods.
The election to the Council of Elders has revived the mummy -
non-governmental political parties which did not take part in the
presidential election but are set to "take" Yerevan. "Mobilization"
is underway and hints on post-electoral processes are made. For its
part the government shows that it will not refrain from traditional
methods to reinforce its monopoly in Yerevan. These developments
evoke the parliamentary election when the ruling force won majority
by way of reaching an agreement with the others. Such an agreement is
expected this time as well. And it means that Armenia again will not
translate words to actions. Generally, Armenian elections are aimed
at reinforcing the existing system.
The "new" government will merely serve the "new" agreement, as in
the past five years, injecting new resources in the dead system.
Haik Aramyan 10:52 22/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29686
From: A. Papazian