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POLITICAL SCIENTISTS DEAL WITH THE REALITY
Lragir.am
06-07-2007 13:07:00
The Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election obviously lacks an
alternative, Member of Parliament Stepan Safaryan, political scientist
who is a member of the Heritage Party, stated July 6 at the Friday
Club. On the other hand, he says he knows Masis Mayilyan well and
he is sure that Mayilyan would not become engaged in a fake and
artificial game.
According to Stepan Safaryan, the lack of alternative will have a
negative impact on the international image of Karabakh, whereas
democracy is the only trump card for Karabakh in terms of the
international politics. The political scientist Sergey Minasyan
disagrees. On July 6 he was also hosted at the Friday Club. He
thinks there is real alternative in Karabakh, and if we view Bako
Sahakyan in the context of the "common candidate", Masis Mayilyan
is real alternative to him. "Certainly, we may say now that the
Karabakh election lacks an alternative. On the other hand, we may
say regarding Masis Mayilyan, who used to be part of the political
elite of Karabakh, and the fact that he is now the candidate of the
opposition, shows that the political elite of Karabakh has split,
which I think is not negative. It shows that in the next elections
we will see a real alternative," Sergey Minasyan says.
Stepan Safaryan says the ruling elite of Karabakh could not decide
who will be Arkady Ghukasyan's heir. Meanwhile, Sergey Minasyan
thinks in reality the Karabakh presidential election has real
alternative, simply the problem is that the alternative candidate,
who is Masis Mayilyan in this case, is competitive. "In fact, I do
no think there is a false alternative in Karabakh. On the contrary,
for Masis Mayilyan, I think it is a real alternative. Simply the two
do not have equal opportunities. It does not mean the alternative is
false or the election is not real. It is just an election where one
of the candidates uses the administrative resource, and this is the
reality which we may criticize but we must state the reality because as
political scientists we deal with the reality," Sergey Minasyan says.
Lragir.am
06-07-2007 13:07:00
The Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election obviously lacks an
alternative, Member of Parliament Stepan Safaryan, political scientist
who is a member of the Heritage Party, stated July 6 at the Friday
Club. On the other hand, he says he knows Masis Mayilyan well and
he is sure that Mayilyan would not become engaged in a fake and
artificial game.
According to Stepan Safaryan, the lack of alternative will have a
negative impact on the international image of Karabakh, whereas
democracy is the only trump card for Karabakh in terms of the
international politics. The political scientist Sergey Minasyan
disagrees. On July 6 he was also hosted at the Friday Club. He
thinks there is real alternative in Karabakh, and if we view Bako
Sahakyan in the context of the "common candidate", Masis Mayilyan
is real alternative to him. "Certainly, we may say now that the
Karabakh election lacks an alternative. On the other hand, we may
say regarding Masis Mayilyan, who used to be part of the political
elite of Karabakh, and the fact that he is now the candidate of the
opposition, shows that the political elite of Karabakh has split,
which I think is not negative. It shows that in the next elections
we will see a real alternative," Sergey Minasyan says.
Stepan Safaryan says the ruling elite of Karabakh could not decide
who will be Arkady Ghukasyan's heir. Meanwhile, Sergey Minasyan
thinks in reality the Karabakh presidential election has real
alternative, simply the problem is that the alternative candidate,
who is Masis Mayilyan in this case, is competitive. "In fact, I do
no think there is a false alternative in Karabakh. On the contrary,
for Masis Mayilyan, I think it is a real alternative. Simply the two
do not have equal opportunities. It does not mean the alternative is
false or the election is not real. It is just an election where one
of the candidates uses the administrative resource, and this is the
reality which we may criticize but we must state the reality because as
political scientists we deal with the reality," Sergey Minasyan says.