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Serzh Sargsyan - last representative of this political elite, expert says
TERT.AM
14:45 - 16.02.13
Regional Studies Center NGO chairman Richard Giragosian says a new
clock will start working from February 19, 2013 in Armenia with the
presidential elections being the last ones as such as Serzh Sargsyan
is the last representative of this political elite.
`Serzh Sargsyan does not have a son, heir and he may be considered the
last of the Mohicans, the last representative of this political
elite,' Giragosian said at the discussions conducted by Media Center,
adding that it does not mean that the new political elite will be more
democratic `being non-Karabakhi or younger.'
The analyst also stressed that there are no professional political
figures in Armenia, but those treating politics as their hobby, like
the leader of the Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian, who,
as Giragosian said, is conducting rallies once in three months.
He said the presidential candidates Raffi Hovhannisian and Hrant
Bagratian tried to inject some ideology into the people but as far as
Armenia lacks professional politics, `we get what we are worthy of.'
Giragosian made these statements after journalists tried to find out
whether he shares the opinion of Edgar Vardanyan, expert from Armenian
Center for National and International Studies, that the incumbent
president will have more serious issues regarding legitimacy than
during his first election. `No, I don't,' Giragosian answered
afterwards.
Vardanyan agreed his opinion with the circumstance that both the
political forces participating in the elections and those who do not,
made it clear that they will not recognize the results of the
elections.
Such issue existed in 2008 too, which though did not impede Serzh
Sargsyan to become the president, one of the reporters stressed. Edgar
Vardanyan confronted saying that this time all will voice it.
From: Baghdasarian
TERT.AM
14:45 - 16.02.13
Regional Studies Center NGO chairman Richard Giragosian says a new
clock will start working from February 19, 2013 in Armenia with the
presidential elections being the last ones as such as Serzh Sargsyan
is the last representative of this political elite.
`Serzh Sargsyan does not have a son, heir and he may be considered the
last of the Mohicans, the last representative of this political
elite,' Giragosian said at the discussions conducted by Media Center,
adding that it does not mean that the new political elite will be more
democratic `being non-Karabakhi or younger.'
The analyst also stressed that there are no professional political
figures in Armenia, but those treating politics as their hobby, like
the leader of the Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian, who,
as Giragosian said, is conducting rallies once in three months.
He said the presidential candidates Raffi Hovhannisian and Hrant
Bagratian tried to inject some ideology into the people but as far as
Armenia lacks professional politics, `we get what we are worthy of.'
Giragosian made these statements after journalists tried to find out
whether he shares the opinion of Edgar Vardanyan, expert from Armenian
Center for National and International Studies, that the incumbent
president will have more serious issues regarding legitimacy than
during his first election. `No, I don't,' Giragosian answered
afterwards.
Vardanyan agreed his opinion with the circumstance that both the
political forces participating in the elections and those who do not,
made it clear that they will not recognize the results of the
elections.
Such issue existed in 2008 too, which though did not impede Serzh
Sargsyan to become the president, one of the reporters stressed. Edgar
Vardanyan confronted saying that this time all will voice it.
From: Baghdasarian