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Prosperous Armenia seeking control of all political forces - experts
12:04 * 09.03.14
The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is seeking to gain control of all
the political forces' activities political scientist Manvel Sargsyan
told Tert.am as he commented on PAP Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan's meeting
with representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnakstutyun (ARF-D).
"The PAP was part of the ruling circles and has no problems with
Armenia's authorities. They have repeatedly shown their unity and
favor to Armenia's third President Serzh Sargsyan. I have never seen
that the PAP and the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) have
problems with each other. Rather, the PAP is active in the opposition
political arena thus upsetting parties' plans. The ruling regime is
just using the PAP to gain control of all political forces," he said.
"It is difficult to understand the forces' aims. They are not
specifying anything. They are just holding consultations. The four
political parties' activities are not clear, they are just speaking of
their hopes and dreams. If political forces hold consultations, they
should speak of their agenda, aims. But I have not seen it so far,"
Sargsyan said.
The non-coalition forces' unification will not change the situation in
the country as, like during the previous years and during the
elections, the PAP supported the ruling party.
"They were doing it very well during the elections and they are doing
so now as well," he said.
Political scientist Levon Shirinyan believes that the country must be
brought out of the current situation, and opposition forces see this
way of doing it:
"I think this issue has matured, but the opposition forces are seeking
for solutions. The forces are obviously trying to unite," he said.
Armenia is in a stalemate now. The authorities cannot solve the
problem of large-scale emigration.
According to Shirinyan, it is to resolve "this matter of life and
death" that the non-coalition forces are trying to unite.
As to the possibility of Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharyan's
return to politics, the expert said:
"Kocharyan may or may not return. It is up to him to decide. But of
importance is the country's situation. Armenia's demography is being
ruined. If Kocharyan can stop emigration, let him do it, if the
incumbent president can do it, let him do. But the authorities are not
doing anything."
As to the possibility of a revolution as a result of the political
forces' unification, Shirinyan said:
"Let them go away. A new generation must come. Power must change in
some way or another. It is enough! Open the way. If this emigration
goes on, a war is inevitable. The more people emigrate the more
probable is a war."
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:04 * 09.03.14
The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is seeking to gain control of all
the political forces' activities political scientist Manvel Sargsyan
told Tert.am as he commented on PAP Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan's meeting
with representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnakstutyun (ARF-D).
"The PAP was part of the ruling circles and has no problems with
Armenia's authorities. They have repeatedly shown their unity and
favor to Armenia's third President Serzh Sargsyan. I have never seen
that the PAP and the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) have
problems with each other. Rather, the PAP is active in the opposition
political arena thus upsetting parties' plans. The ruling regime is
just using the PAP to gain control of all political forces," he said.
"It is difficult to understand the forces' aims. They are not
specifying anything. They are just holding consultations. The four
political parties' activities are not clear, they are just speaking of
their hopes and dreams. If political forces hold consultations, they
should speak of their agenda, aims. But I have not seen it so far,"
Sargsyan said.
The non-coalition forces' unification will not change the situation in
the country as, like during the previous years and during the
elections, the PAP supported the ruling party.
"They were doing it very well during the elections and they are doing
so now as well," he said.
Political scientist Levon Shirinyan believes that the country must be
brought out of the current situation, and opposition forces see this
way of doing it:
"I think this issue has matured, but the opposition forces are seeking
for solutions. The forces are obviously trying to unite," he said.
Armenia is in a stalemate now. The authorities cannot solve the
problem of large-scale emigration.
According to Shirinyan, it is to resolve "this matter of life and
death" that the non-coalition forces are trying to unite.
As to the possibility of Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharyan's
return to politics, the expert said:
"Kocharyan may or may not return. It is up to him to decide. But of
importance is the country's situation. Armenia's demography is being
ruined. If Kocharyan can stop emigration, let him do it, if the
incumbent president can do it, let him do. But the authorities are not
doing anything."
As to the possibility of a revolution as a result of the political
forces' unification, Shirinyan said:
"Let them go away. A new generation must come. Power must change in
some way or another. It is enough! Open the way. If this emigration
goes on, a war is inevitable. The more people emigrate the more
probable is a war."
Armenian News - Tert.am