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REPUBLICAN BEST ALLY FOR HERITAGE PARTY, ITS LEADER - OPINION
tert.am
17:26 ~U 11.03.13
The most effective step the opposition Heritage party's leader can take
in the present situation is to seek alliance with the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), a political analyst has said, commenting on
Raffi Hovhannisian's decision to start a hunger-strike protest.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hrach Galstyan characterized the former
candidate's move as a step taken in time trouble.
"That was a time trouble step taken by a man not knowing what to do.
He had said earlier there would be no more hunger-strike and no more
abrupt measures. But he is now taking such a step," he said, noting
that the opposition politician has exhausted all his resources to
keep the people in the streets.
"Times have now changed, with people being probably more inclined to
see solutions in the legal domain. Raffi Hovhannisian's team seems
to have no serious arguments on the legal platform. That's hanging
in the air, and though not everyone may understand this, they foresee
it intuitively."
Asked who could be Hovhannisian's potential ally, Galstyan said he
doesn't see such a political force at present. "It is difficult to
say who remains a potential ally. As for the forces on the arena,
there are probably no allies among them. The [opposition] Armenian
National Congress (ANC) has its own plans, with the Prosperous
Armenia has its own ideas. [The Armenian Revolutionary Federation]
Dashnaksutyun too, has an ideology of own. There are no allies per
se. The ANC can try to negotiate in a way, establishing contacts
with Raffi Hovhannisian. I say that intuitively as there are no
facts pointing to that. But the ANC will try to take Hovhannisian
under its umbrella rather than cooperate with him on a peer-to-peer
basis. No force is ready to collaborate with Raffi Hovhannisian,
accepting him as a senior partner. I do not, at least, see such
processes. Dashnaksutyun appeared on the arena but said it is coming
to move forward with its own platform.
The authorities too, represent a political force pursuing its own
interests. It is hard at the moment to imagine a direct cooperation
between Heritage and the RPA. But that's possible. And not only
possible, but also very likely Hovhannisian and Heritage have no
natural allies. Cooperation is possible at later stages. Should that
happen in the present circumstances, that will be shadow cooperation,"
he noted.
tert.am
17:26 ~U 11.03.13
The most effective step the opposition Heritage party's leader can take
in the present situation is to seek alliance with the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), a political analyst has said, commenting on
Raffi Hovhannisian's decision to start a hunger-strike protest.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hrach Galstyan characterized the former
candidate's move as a step taken in time trouble.
"That was a time trouble step taken by a man not knowing what to do.
He had said earlier there would be no more hunger-strike and no more
abrupt measures. But he is now taking such a step," he said, noting
that the opposition politician has exhausted all his resources to
keep the people in the streets.
"Times have now changed, with people being probably more inclined to
see solutions in the legal domain. Raffi Hovhannisian's team seems
to have no serious arguments on the legal platform. That's hanging
in the air, and though not everyone may understand this, they foresee
it intuitively."
Asked who could be Hovhannisian's potential ally, Galstyan said he
doesn't see such a political force at present. "It is difficult to
say who remains a potential ally. As for the forces on the arena,
there are probably no allies among them. The [opposition] Armenian
National Congress (ANC) has its own plans, with the Prosperous
Armenia has its own ideas. [The Armenian Revolutionary Federation]
Dashnaksutyun too, has an ideology of own. There are no allies per
se. The ANC can try to negotiate in a way, establishing contacts
with Raffi Hovhannisian. I say that intuitively as there are no
facts pointing to that. But the ANC will try to take Hovhannisian
under its umbrella rather than cooperate with him on a peer-to-peer
basis. No force is ready to collaborate with Raffi Hovhannisian,
accepting him as a senior partner. I do not, at least, see such
processes. Dashnaksutyun appeared on the arena but said it is coming
to move forward with its own platform.
The authorities too, represent a political force pursuing its own
interests. It is hard at the moment to imagine a direct cooperation
between Heritage and the RPA. But that's possible. And not only
possible, but also very likely Hovhannisian and Heritage have no
natural allies. Cooperation is possible at later stages. Should that
happen in the present circumstances, that will be shadow cooperation,"
he noted.