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POLITICAL EXPERT: FORCES IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT REFUSE TO RUN IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE AS A RESULT OF SHADOW DEALS WITH AUTHORITIES
arminfo
Wednesday, January 9, 15:31
The forces in the Armenian Parliament have refused to run in the
presidential race as a result of behind-the-scene arrangements with
the authorities, Manvel Sargsyan, Director of the Armenian Center for
National and International Studies, said at today's press conference.
He thinks it is strange that on the one hand, all the forces have
refused to take part in the race (ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Prosperous
Armenia Party, Armenian National Congress), explaining their refusal by
their reluctance to participate in the performance called "elections",
and on the other hand, these forces have been cooperating with
the incumbent authorities for many years. "It is not clear whether
they have just understood the senselessness of these processes and
rationality has just got the best of it or there are much deeper
reasons", he said. Sargsyan himself is inclined to consider this
boycott as a consequence of a deal.
He thinks that this deal has led to the collapse faced by the political
field of Armenia, as there is no force capable to be a counterweight
to the power. The expert believes that such a political monopoly is
a serious threat, even for the power itself. "The Armenian society
has remained face to face with the power and feels ill at ease at
the moment", he said.
arminfo
Wednesday, January 9, 15:31
The forces in the Armenian Parliament have refused to run in the
presidential race as a result of behind-the-scene arrangements with
the authorities, Manvel Sargsyan, Director of the Armenian Center for
National and International Studies, said at today's press conference.
He thinks it is strange that on the one hand, all the forces have
refused to take part in the race (ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Prosperous
Armenia Party, Armenian National Congress), explaining their refusal by
their reluctance to participate in the performance called "elections",
and on the other hand, these forces have been cooperating with
the incumbent authorities for many years. "It is not clear whether
they have just understood the senselessness of these processes and
rationality has just got the best of it or there are much deeper
reasons", he said. Sargsyan himself is inclined to consider this
boycott as a consequence of a deal.
He thinks that this deal has led to the collapse faced by the political
field of Armenia, as there is no force capable to be a counterweight
to the power. The expert believes that such a political monopoly is
a serious threat, even for the power itself. "The Armenian society
has remained face to face with the power and feels ill at ease at
the moment", he said.