RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN: THERE ARE POLITICAL GHOSTS AND POLITICAL CORPSES
Anna Nazaryan
“Radiolur”
15:40 05.03.2013
The presidential elections of February 18 were the least competitive in
the history of independent Armenia, Director of the Regional Studies
Center Richard Giragosian told a press conference today.
According to him, the society mistrusted both the authorities and
the opposition.
Giragosian said the 36% of the votes Raffi Hovhannisyan received should
be a lesson for the authorities. Analyzing Hovhannisyan’s activity,
Giragosian said he’s becoming a mediator for change.
As for the post-election situation in the country, Richard Giragosyan
said there are political ghosts and political corpses.
“Robert Kocharyan is the ghost, Prosperous Armenia Party is the
political corpse,” he said.
He said Raffi Hovhannisyan’s meeting with the leader of Prosperous
Armenia Party was a demonstration of despair, while the meeting with
Serzh Sargsyan was certainly positive.
According to the analyst, both the authorities and the Heritage Party
have a common enemy, which is the oligarchy.
Giragosian considers that the pressures on the authorities will
continue, which he believes is a good opportunity for the authorities
to build heritage.
From: A. Papazian
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