I DO NOT RULE OUT ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S FORCED OVERTHROW
Fikrat Sadikhov
1news.az interviews famous Azerbaijani political scientist Fikrat Sadikhov.
Many in Armenia are extremely outraged with Sargsyan’s reelection for
the second term and accuse the authorities of massive falsifications
during elections. How do you see the further developments in Armenia
after Sargsyan’s reelection?
The way Sargsyan has come to power is well known to everyone and,
primarily, the Armenian public. The outraged public continues the
action protest in the country. It is clear that main opponents as
Levon Ter-Petrosyan were removed by Sargsyan long before elections.
Nonetheless, even those few parties which took part in the elections
and those who did not take part, revealed the back side of what
happens in the political life of Armenia and the essence of
falsifications that were held during elections.
A president elected by way of falsifications has no future because he
can rely on the enforcement structures and administrative resources
only for a definite time but not a long period, especially in the
country which has faced serious economic, social problems, mass
outflow of population and the unresolved Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
Therefore, I think in this context Armenia will face nothing good.
Judging by the growing internal political outrage in Armenia, do you
think Sargsyan’s forced overthrow is possible?
In the end, Sargsyan, as a leader with a dictator manners, will sooner
or later be overthrown by his pals, because the most reasonable
politicians, who assess the situation, realize that there are no
prospects for Armenia in such a context.
Therefore, this method of the issue settlement should not be ruled
out. It is important that those external forces that support Sargsyan
may stop staking on him in a definite moment because he has led the
country into prostration and it will be very difficult to find the way
out of this deadlock under his leadership. Fresh ideas, compromises
are needed which must be reached during the negotiation process with
Azerbaijan.
It is no secret that Armenia is isolated from all projects. The
country is in the state when in fact Iran became its regional ally via
which Armenia can carry out trade and implement some economic ties.
But Iran itself is in a very complicated situation and it is
groundless to say that the current Armenian regime has some prospects.
I think in a definite moment, the political and moral obnoxiousness of
Sargsyan is giving signs and finally the forces that regulate this
country from abroad stake on a different politician.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan noted that he considers economic progress, as well as the
resolution of the problems of migration, unemployment and poverty a
priority task of the state. Do you think he will manage to implement
the set tasks considering the deadlocked situation to which he led the
country?
Ä°t is possible to say the most beautiful words during inauguration,
cite different allegories, flashy expressions but this all is just a
facade part of what is going on, this is the mask which Sargsyan uses
in a bid to justify the situation in which present-day Armenia has
been caught. He has neither the clear program of implementation of
these tasks nor a consistent course for the resolution of foreign and
domestic policy issues.
How can he settle these problems if the country has almost no natural
resources and lives on a handout? Armenia lives at the cost of
investments of some superpowers, Armenian diaspora circles, some
foundations. Meanwhile, the resolution of serious problems facing
Armenia is impossible this way.
As for the statements of the Armenian president, he has repeatedly
made such expressions but the situation further deteriorated and led
to further deadlock.
Touching upon the Karabakh issue, Serzh Sargsyan said that ‘the
Armenian side allegedly proposed a decent peace based on general
values and Azerbaijan is allegedly not ready to accept it”…
This is the bluff which creates no trust among even those who were
sitting in the inauguration hall. It is absurd to occupy seven regions
of the neighbor state and speak about peace.
Nagorno Karabakh is the problem which is be as a Damocles’ sword over
Sargsyan. He understands it well and these different expressions about
his readiness to make concessions are just a game.
Azerbaijan needs the unconditional liberation of the occupied lands
and Sargsyan’s favor, what he offers to us are the proposals designed
for those who does not have any idea of anything. And those who see
what is happening for many years understand it well that Sargsyan’s
bluffing and merely doing high-flown statements. This is that very
issue which may become a final instance in his political career.
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