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WHO ARE "OUR PEOPLE"?
Levon Margaryan
10:50 07/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29201
Prosperous Armenia held a political board meeting yesterday. The
meeting did not differ much from the previous ones, the same
traditional wording and annoying statements. The only noteworthy
episode is perhaps Gagik Tsarukyan's agreement to develop ties with
Javakhk. "Especially considering that our people have come to power
there," he said with a smile.
"Our people" for Tsarukyan is Ivanishvili. It would be interesting to
know how they distinguish "our" people from others. In politics, it is
essential to draw the line of interests of your own team, relatives,
partners and rivals to clarify the positions of players. So let's
assume that by using the word "our", Tsarukyan takes into account
the interests of his team.
Neither Tsarukyan, nor his team has ever had a practical attitude to
this issue and will hardly do. But it is not hard to find things in
common with Ivanishvili to allow Tsarukyan call him "our" guy. Both are
successful businessmen from two neighboring countries. Both created
their political capital on an economic and not political basis like
Saakashvili or on military basis like Serzh Sargsyan. Both enjoy
political guarantees for their business interests. When Tsarukyan's
nomination was discussed, a lot of parallels were drawn between him
and Ivanishvili.
It is important to discuss whether or not both are pro-Russian
figures. In terms of business, both are lucky guys of the Russian
economic zone of the post-Soviet territory.
It would not be an issue if Tsarukyan defined clearly "our" people
proceeding from his business interests, the political line of his
party, without hiding his smile. Here the term "our" is beyond domestic
political factors. This does not mean that they are organized from the
same center, if they are organized at all, but the point is about the
situation when the second largest force of a country calls the prime
minister of the neighboring county "our" guy on a mildly speaking
"non-insider" ground.
This ground may be expressed in the form of business. But in reality
it is what is always whispered - the joint pro-Russian bias. It is
not important whether Ivanishvili is "our guy" or not. The important
is the basis of the definition. The issue is not whether pro-Russian
PAP may carry out serious steps in Armenia. But it is evidently
connected with the Armenian authorities in some way, and even if it
is not controllable, it is predictable.
Tsarukyan's statement is again interesting amid the conversations on
the Customs Union,
Besides evident political issues, it would be interesting to understand
the Armenian logic of definition of "our people". How this notion is
discussed in Armenia and whether it is discussed at all. Is the phrase
"our people" based on subjectivity and sovereignty? The chain of such
undefined and unexplained definitions is a semi-concealed lobbing
and lack of political independence.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Levon Margaryan
10:50 07/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29201
Prosperous Armenia held a political board meeting yesterday. The
meeting did not differ much from the previous ones, the same
traditional wording and annoying statements. The only noteworthy
episode is perhaps Gagik Tsarukyan's agreement to develop ties with
Javakhk. "Especially considering that our people have come to power
there," he said with a smile.
"Our people" for Tsarukyan is Ivanishvili. It would be interesting to
know how they distinguish "our" people from others. In politics, it is
essential to draw the line of interests of your own team, relatives,
partners and rivals to clarify the positions of players. So let's
assume that by using the word "our", Tsarukyan takes into account
the interests of his team.
Neither Tsarukyan, nor his team has ever had a practical attitude to
this issue and will hardly do. But it is not hard to find things in
common with Ivanishvili to allow Tsarukyan call him "our" guy. Both are
successful businessmen from two neighboring countries. Both created
their political capital on an economic and not political basis like
Saakashvili or on military basis like Serzh Sargsyan. Both enjoy
political guarantees for their business interests. When Tsarukyan's
nomination was discussed, a lot of parallels were drawn between him
and Ivanishvili.
It is important to discuss whether or not both are pro-Russian
figures. In terms of business, both are lucky guys of the Russian
economic zone of the post-Soviet territory.
It would not be an issue if Tsarukyan defined clearly "our" people
proceeding from his business interests, the political line of his
party, without hiding his smile. Here the term "our" is beyond domestic
political factors. This does not mean that they are organized from the
same center, if they are organized at all, but the point is about the
situation when the second largest force of a country calls the prime
minister of the neighboring county "our" guy on a mildly speaking
"non-insider" ground.
This ground may be expressed in the form of business. But in reality
it is what is always whispered - the joint pro-Russian bias. It is
not important whether Ivanishvili is "our guy" or not. The important
is the basis of the definition. The issue is not whether pro-Russian
PAP may carry out serious steps in Armenia. But it is evidently
connected with the Armenian authorities in some way, and even if it
is not controllable, it is predictable.
Tsarukyan's statement is again interesting amid the conversations on
the Customs Union,
Besides evident political issues, it would be interesting to understand
the Armenian logic of definition of "our people". How this notion is
discussed in Armenia and whether it is discussed at all. Is the phrase
"our people" based on subjectivity and sovereignty? The chain of such
undefined and unexplained definitions is a semi-concealed lobbing
and lack of political independence.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress