The declaration made by the Armenian National Congress (ANC) on the grounds of Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation is understandable for Aram Karapetyan, the leader of the New Times Party, as a political document, but he thinks it is impossible even theoretically to make the president resign through that. He doesn’t think there is a need to turn the declaration into a document and enforce it, “The situation will change so dramatically that there will be a change of power and in that case, nobody will take into account how it was carried out through documents or other things. I cannot believe in such democratic ways of resignation in Armenia. I am a bit skeptical. It can be, if a critical mass is gathered and they demand the president’s resignation.”
As for the first president’s notions to cooperate with the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and his messages addressed to oligarchs, NTP leader said, “I am under the impression that Levon Ter-Petrossian is a bit confused. We hear a bit controversial ideas all the time, although it is explained by politics. I think it is a hopeless project – I don’t see any progress in that issue at all; I don’t think that anyone will agree to such a process. If it was even theoretically possible, the establishment will prevent that through a few arrests and other actions. PAP is not such an independent political factor to be able to make decisions by itself.”
He also added half in jest, half in earnest, “One day it will come out that Levon Ter-Petrossian has proposed to cooperate with Serzh Sargsyan to make Serzh Sargsyan resign.”
Nelly GRIGORYAN
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