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RICHARD KIRAKOSYAN: "ROBERT KOCHARYAN IS THE POLITICAL GHOST AND THE PAP IS THE POLITICAL CORPSE
Mediamax, Armenia
March 5 2013
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Richard Kirakosyan, Director of Center for Regional
Studies, said today that the Armenian presidential elections held on
February 18 "were a lost opportunity for the Armenian democracy".
Answering Mediamax's question during his meeting with journalists,
Richard Kirakosyan said that on February 18, Armenia "took the exam
of elections but lost its opportunity".
"The elections weren't as good as they should have been. Of course,
Armenia managed to retain its positions on the international level
in terms of lack of cases of violation and mass frauds, but it was
a lost opportunity from the standpoint of democracy", the expert said.
Assessing the pre-election phase, Richard Kirakosyan said that the
elections were "the most non-competitive ones in the history of
independent Armenia".
Besides, the expert believes that the elections revealed the ghosts
and corpses of the Armenian political field as well.
"Second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan is the political ghost
while "Prosperous Armenia" party is the political corpse. We saw the
weakening of the PAP. In the post-election phase, the PAP's statement
showed the whole despair of this political force", said the political
scientist.
Speaking about the post-election situation, he noted that the
situation reflects the crisis of trust both to the authorities and
opposition. According to him, the opposition now faces 2 important
challenges - not to lose the initiative and present a clear action
plan.
Mediamax, Armenia
March 5 2013
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Richard Kirakosyan, Director of Center for Regional
Studies, said today that the Armenian presidential elections held on
February 18 "were a lost opportunity for the Armenian democracy".
Answering Mediamax's question during his meeting with journalists,
Richard Kirakosyan said that on February 18, Armenia "took the exam
of elections but lost its opportunity".
"The elections weren't as good as they should have been. Of course,
Armenia managed to retain its positions on the international level
in terms of lack of cases of violation and mass frauds, but it was
a lost opportunity from the standpoint of democracy", the expert said.
Assessing the pre-election phase, Richard Kirakosyan said that the
elections were "the most non-competitive ones in the history of
independent Armenia".
Besides, the expert believes that the elections revealed the ghosts
and corpses of the Armenian political field as well.
"Second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan is the political ghost
while "Prosperous Armenia" party is the political corpse. We saw the
weakening of the PAP. In the post-election phase, the PAP's statement
showed the whole despair of this political force", said the political
scientist.
Speaking about the post-election situation, he noted that the
situation reflects the crisis of trust both to the authorities and
opposition. According to him, the opposition now faces 2 important
challenges - not to lose the initiative and present a clear action
plan.