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OSKANIAN'S AND SYSTEM'S DESTINY
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25933.html
Published: 13:19:40 - 25/04/2012
Following the Prosperous Armenia campaign and Vartan Oskanian's
special role in it, many think what Oskanian will do when the PAP
forms a coalition with the RPA after the elections.
In that case, Vartan Oskanian will either have to leave the party or
form opposition inside it.
Yet in that case, the PAP will be the unique party in Armenia to
have internal debates on its place and role in politics and in
government, and where the minority will not leave the party due to
internal disputes.
But the internal party debate in this case will hardly be the result
of democratic mind. It can be a technical trick when the PAP will try
to come to terms with the RPA and ensure minimum gain. On the other
hand, it will also try to ensure minimum public support to have a
firm foothold in dealing with the Republicans.
However, such a prospect is not likely.
First Vartan Oskanian is not so naïve to use a solid scheme of
criticism of government without leaving room for retreat. And Vartan
Oskanian is hardly the person who would use any option to retreat,
unlike some other political figures.
Besides, in case of coalition with the RPA, the so-called internal
democracy will hardly be helpful to the Prosperous Armenia, since the
Armenian society lacks political taste and ideas to be committed to
democratic mechanisms. In this case, the low level of the political
development of the society will not be helpful in deceiving but will
help avoid manipulations.
For this reason, it is more probable that the Republicans and PAP
will have a post-election agreement which will not be the traditional
coalition. It is more likely that the Prosperous Armenia will not enter
the coalition this time and will assume the role of the parliamentary
opposition promoting its own candidate for the presidential elections
of 2013.
The point is that the coalition mechanism of keeping power has
ceased being effective in Armenia. Along with the growth of civil
consciousness and development of informational technologies the
coalition partnership becomes ineffective. The division of the system
into government and opposition becomes more effective and consistent
with the public processes, since it is evident that the RPA and PAP
with their quality are unable to meet the state and public requirements
of Armenia.
The new government -opposition system may exhaust itself sooner than
the coalition partnership if the issue of mutual change is not posed
as a priority.
Certainly, the society has its own option - to rid of the RPA and PAP
altogether. Hence, it is necessary that the society form a political
system based on civil principles and priorities which will be different
from the current party system. The point is that the current party
systems, declaring the issue of getting rid of the acting system,
cooperate with the same parts of the system promoting only their next
replacement of each other.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25933.html
Published: 13:19:40 - 25/04/2012
Following the Prosperous Armenia campaign and Vartan Oskanian's
special role in it, many think what Oskanian will do when the PAP
forms a coalition with the RPA after the elections.
In that case, Vartan Oskanian will either have to leave the party or
form opposition inside it.
Yet in that case, the PAP will be the unique party in Armenia to
have internal debates on its place and role in politics and in
government, and where the minority will not leave the party due to
internal disputes.
But the internal party debate in this case will hardly be the result
of democratic mind. It can be a technical trick when the PAP will try
to come to terms with the RPA and ensure minimum gain. On the other
hand, it will also try to ensure minimum public support to have a
firm foothold in dealing with the Republicans.
However, such a prospect is not likely.
First Vartan Oskanian is not so naïve to use a solid scheme of
criticism of government without leaving room for retreat. And Vartan
Oskanian is hardly the person who would use any option to retreat,
unlike some other political figures.
Besides, in case of coalition with the RPA, the so-called internal
democracy will hardly be helpful to the Prosperous Armenia, since the
Armenian society lacks political taste and ideas to be committed to
democratic mechanisms. In this case, the low level of the political
development of the society will not be helpful in deceiving but will
help avoid manipulations.
For this reason, it is more probable that the Republicans and PAP
will have a post-election agreement which will not be the traditional
coalition. It is more likely that the Prosperous Armenia will not enter
the coalition this time and will assume the role of the parliamentary
opposition promoting its own candidate for the presidential elections
of 2013.
The point is that the coalition mechanism of keeping power has
ceased being effective in Armenia. Along with the growth of civil
consciousness and development of informational technologies the
coalition partnership becomes ineffective. The division of the system
into government and opposition becomes more effective and consistent
with the public processes, since it is evident that the RPA and PAP
with their quality are unable to meet the state and public requirements
of Armenia.
The new government -opposition system may exhaust itself sooner than
the coalition partnership if the issue of mutual change is not posed
as a priority.
Certainly, the society has its own option - to rid of the RPA and PAP
altogether. Hence, it is necessary that the society form a political
system based on civil principles and priorities which will be different
from the current party system. The point is that the current party
systems, declaring the issue of getting rid of the acting system,
cooperate with the same parts of the system promoting only their next
replacement of each other.