NKR Society Will Explode
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
Published: 16:52:45 – 03/12/2011
The intrigue of elections in Karabakh
The preparations of the parliamentary elections in Armenia shaded the
presidential elections in Karabakh in summer 2012. Perhaps the
internal situation in Armenia is so predictable and considered as
dependent on Yerevan that analysts do not even bother to address this
issue, considering it as solved. In the meantime, the total social and
political degradation in Karabakh promises interesting developments,
and the Karabakh society shows signs of waking up.
The ex-chief of staff of the NKR government won the mayoral election
in Stepanakert. Suren Grigoryan got 8500 votes. One fourth of voters
voted for Edward Aghabekyan, the ex-mayor. It means that at least one
fourth of the population of Karabakh would like to change the vector
of constant apathy and take part in decision making.
In 2005, Edward Aghabekyan was the only mayor in the region who was
elected through democratic vote. We must acknowledge the role of the
president of NKR then Arkady Ghukasyanwho actually guaranteed the
right of the citizens of Stepanakert to vote. Aghabekyan was
opposition member of parliament and succeeded because people felt the
freedom of vote.
Later, though, the government boycotted the City Hall, refusing to
subsidize development programs, but Aghabekyan stayed till the end of
his three-year term and «survived» Prime Minister Anushavan Danielyan.
The administration of the next president Bako Sahakyan appointed
Edward Aghabekyan as advisor to the prime minister. Bako Sahakyan’s
brother-in-law Vazgen Mikayelyan was the next mayor.
Recently Edward Aghabekyan’s resignation has been reported. He was
said to be replaced by Vazgen Mikayelyan. Aghabekyan has not spelled
out his plans yet but voters say if he runs in the presidential
elections in summer, he will be a real alternative.
Masis Mayilyan’s nomination will be a clear intrigue who ran in 2007
and got 13 percent defying tough and violent use of the administrative
resource.
Arkady Ghukasyan, the ex-president, may also announce about his
presidential ambitions, who did not violate the constitution and run
for a second term in 2007.
If they try to reduce artificially the temperature of the society to
zero, and freeze the vital functions of the society, the society
either dies or explodes. If 25 percent of voters in Stepanakert voted
for Edward Aghabekyan, it means considerations of death of the society
in Karabakh are exaggeratedm and the explosion must be expected.
People cannot live long deprived of liberty to make decisions by
intimidation through resumption of war and abstract world
conspiracies. Once the brain wakes up, the former monsters look like
dwarfs.
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