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THE MECHANISM OF NEW POLITICAL SITUATION
Siranuysh Papyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/interview/view/28641
17:38 16/01/2013
Interview with Stepan Danielyan, head of Collaboration for Democracy
Centre NGO
Stepan, one of the candidates has stated that if Serzh Sargsyan is
elected, he will congratulate him. Does it mean everything is done
for the sake of Serzh Sargsyan's legitimacy?
Serzh Sargsyan needs to take care of not only his future legitimacy
but also the legitimacy of his first term. The chapter of March 1 will
close only after the solution of this issue. From this point of view,
it is important that the participants of the campaign recognize him
as a president and congratulate him. Those who will congratulate
Sargsyan's first term will automatically recognize his first term.
They will thus share responsibility for March 1. As far as I
understand, there are such moods among the candidates. Now the
political situation is such that we may claim that running in the
election is a way of entering into a dialogue with Serzh Sargsyan.
Stepan, is boycott the right way?
The right way of doing what? The question is why they participate in
the election if there are no elections as such? What issue is tackled?
If you are going to congratulate in the end, you assume responsibility
which I mentioned above. And if you participate in the election to
fight, there must be a clear message on what steps will follow if
the election is falsified again. The candidates need to answer these
questions and understand that time changes, and people's consciousness
changes as well. I think some candidates want to prepare the ground for
their apolitical action but they also need to consider another option -
they may lose their reputation in the result of their participation
in such an election so that they will have to give up their public
activities forever. What is the cause of the final decay of the ANC? It
was their dialogue with the government by which they recognized the
aftermath of March 1. It was both a political and moral fiasco. The
same is happening now. I repeat that running in such elections was
a form of "dialogue" with all the ensuing consequences.
Stepan, aren't the elections the only means of changing government?
The elections which do not exist, in fact, and nobody doubts it is
true, cannot be a means of changing government. On the contrary,
participation in such elections cannot be a means of not changing
the government. Such participation legitimizes the government. Not
running in such an event will help create a new political situation.
What is today's political agenda? It is to restore the right of people
to form a government through elections. This is not a party process,
it is a fight for rights which requires another format, and the first
steps should be refusal of such events.
What will happen after February 18? Is formation of new elite possible?
Everything depends on us. One way or another, we'll get what we
deserve.
From: A. Papazian
Siranuysh Papyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/interview/view/28641
17:38 16/01/2013
Interview with Stepan Danielyan, head of Collaboration for Democracy
Centre NGO
Stepan, one of the candidates has stated that if Serzh Sargsyan is
elected, he will congratulate him. Does it mean everything is done
for the sake of Serzh Sargsyan's legitimacy?
Serzh Sargsyan needs to take care of not only his future legitimacy
but also the legitimacy of his first term. The chapter of March 1 will
close only after the solution of this issue. From this point of view,
it is important that the participants of the campaign recognize him
as a president and congratulate him. Those who will congratulate
Sargsyan's first term will automatically recognize his first term.
They will thus share responsibility for March 1. As far as I
understand, there are such moods among the candidates. Now the
political situation is such that we may claim that running in the
election is a way of entering into a dialogue with Serzh Sargsyan.
Stepan, is boycott the right way?
The right way of doing what? The question is why they participate in
the election if there are no elections as such? What issue is tackled?
If you are going to congratulate in the end, you assume responsibility
which I mentioned above. And if you participate in the election to
fight, there must be a clear message on what steps will follow if
the election is falsified again. The candidates need to answer these
questions and understand that time changes, and people's consciousness
changes as well. I think some candidates want to prepare the ground for
their apolitical action but they also need to consider another option -
they may lose their reputation in the result of their participation
in such an election so that they will have to give up their public
activities forever. What is the cause of the final decay of the ANC? It
was their dialogue with the government by which they recognized the
aftermath of March 1. It was both a political and moral fiasco. The
same is happening now. I repeat that running in such elections was
a form of "dialogue" with all the ensuing consequences.
Stepan, aren't the elections the only means of changing government?
The elections which do not exist, in fact, and nobody doubts it is
true, cannot be a means of changing government. On the contrary,
participation in such elections cannot be a means of not changing
the government. Such participation legitimizes the government. Not
running in such an event will help create a new political situation.
What is today's political agenda? It is to restore the right of people
to form a government through elections. This is not a party process,
it is a fight for rights which requires another format, and the first
steps should be refusal of such events.
What will happen after February 18? Is formation of new elite possible?
Everything depends on us. One way or another, we'll get what we
deserve.
From: A. Papazian