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ANALYZING ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S SPEECH IS POINTLESS: OPINION
02.19.2014 18:16 epress.am
Regardless of how radical Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik
Tsarukyan's speech will be, regardless of whether opposition or those
that consider themselves alternative parties will unite or not, they
will not succeed in changing anything in the political arena if they
don't have the support of one of the geopolitical centers, Russia or
the US, Armen Badalyan, an expert on political and electoral systems,
informed Epress.am.
Speaking about Tsarukyan's speech at the 7th BHK convention on Feb.
15, the analyst said it was more radical than in past conventions.
"But to say that in this way major change happened or that the speech
was half the battle -- no. We've heard more radical speeches. What's
important is what actions will follow that speech -- will BHK get
the support of the geopolitical centers?" he said.
Regarding BHK's call to unite non-ruling parliamentary parties,
Badalyan said the parties need to unite not around each other but
around a specific issue, such as happened in the fight against the
new mandatory pension system.
"After uniting around an issue, non-ruling parties have to get the
support of one of the geopolitical centers; otherwise, whatever
they propose will fail in the National Assembly, since the [ruling]
Republican Party of Armenia holds the majority and it votes with
one voice, whether it be the accumulated pension or an expression of
no confidence in the government. Geopolitical forces will not only
support, but also put pressure on the government," he said.
Asked to comment on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's speech at the
Yerkrapah Voluntary Homeland Defenders Union convention on Feb. 15,
Badalyan said there's no point in subjecting the speech to a content
analysis.
"In general, one can speak about the president's speech, when he
is newly elected, makes promises, when he's been president at least
only for a year. But Serzh Sargsyan has been president for 6 years --
there's no need to listen to his speeches because the 6 years have
proven that he's lost in all areas. Emigration has reached 400-500
thousand, the judicial system doesn't actually work, small business
owners have fled to Georgia or other countries, and foreign policy is
in such a state that Armenia is perceived as an obvious fool," he said.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/02/19/analyzing-armenian-presidents-speech-is-pointless-opinion.html
02.19.2014 18:16 epress.am
Regardless of how radical Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik
Tsarukyan's speech will be, regardless of whether opposition or those
that consider themselves alternative parties will unite or not, they
will not succeed in changing anything in the political arena if they
don't have the support of one of the geopolitical centers, Russia or
the US, Armen Badalyan, an expert on political and electoral systems,
informed Epress.am.
Speaking about Tsarukyan's speech at the 7th BHK convention on Feb.
15, the analyst said it was more radical than in past conventions.
"But to say that in this way major change happened or that the speech
was half the battle -- no. We've heard more radical speeches. What's
important is what actions will follow that speech -- will BHK get
the support of the geopolitical centers?" he said.
Regarding BHK's call to unite non-ruling parliamentary parties,
Badalyan said the parties need to unite not around each other but
around a specific issue, such as happened in the fight against the
new mandatory pension system.
"After uniting around an issue, non-ruling parties have to get the
support of one of the geopolitical centers; otherwise, whatever
they propose will fail in the National Assembly, since the [ruling]
Republican Party of Armenia holds the majority and it votes with
one voice, whether it be the accumulated pension or an expression of
no confidence in the government. Geopolitical forces will not only
support, but also put pressure on the government," he said.
Asked to comment on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's speech at the
Yerkrapah Voluntary Homeland Defenders Union convention on Feb. 15,
Badalyan said there's no point in subjecting the speech to a content
analysis.
"In general, one can speak about the president's speech, when he
is newly elected, makes promises, when he's been president at least
only for a year. But Serzh Sargsyan has been president for 6 years --
there's no need to listen to his speeches because the 6 years have
proven that he's lost in all areas. Emigration has reached 400-500
thousand, the judicial system doesn't actually work, small business
owners have fled to Georgia or other countries, and foreign policy is
in such a state that Armenia is perceived as an obvious fool," he said.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/02/19/analyzing-armenian-presidents-speech-is-pointless-opinion.html