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Regional governor: Prosperous Armenia Party doesn't have public support and rating for change of power
I am very skeptical about the Prosperous Armenia Party’s calls for consolidation of the political opposition because I don’t believe the political party has the support of the public and the rating required for change of power. This is what Governor of Kotayk Province Romanos Petrosyan told reporters in parliament today.
“In Armenia, the people are the ones who will demand or not demand change of power. There can be calls for and attempts of change of power, and, of course, after the state of emergency, but I am very skeptical about that. There is a reason for the political party’s motivation. The Armenian government has declared that there is no oligarchy in Armenia. Today, oligarchs don’t have an impact on governance. When oligarchs are deprived of the opportunity to have an impact on public administration and have to pay taxes, they can feel discomfort and try to regain power.
Prosperous Armenia Party has no impact on public administration and can only have some impact through legislation that may serve a given businessman’s business interests,” the regional governor said.