Regardless of whether Ruben Hayrapetyan has resigned the office on his own initiative or the President of the Republic of Armenia urged him, it is certainly a step in the right direction. Certainly, at the end of the day, it is not that important for Vahe Avetyan, his family and relatives. However, we should try to analyze political and social implications of that step.
It is clear that with resignation of one MP, oligarchy or as oppositionists say, criminal-oligarchic system will not be destroyed. However, many of us can assume from today that this system will not exist for ever, because one of the oligarchs – at least at the level of a statement – has given up the thesis “no one can stop us, we will do whatever we like,” which is the most important principle of his class, one can say, the pillar. Although many people will say now that Mr. Hayrapetyan is not honest, that it is a game etc., but tomorrow the same people will put forward this move of the oligarch as a precedent, as an example, if any oligarch or his inferior continues to act in the framework of the above-mentioned permissiveness. Let us remember what cruelties have been committed in the period of independent Armenia by officials, the powers that be and their inferiors. Have you ever heard a word of regret – even insincere? No, because it was perceived as a sign of their and their system’s weakness and for that very reason they publicly denied their even moral connection to a certain evil deed and naturally, didn’t want to take any responsibility and would say “off the record” that “good for us, we did the right thing, he deserved it.”
Perhaps political forces or NGOs will attribute this move of Mr. Hayrapetyan to their smart work style or accurate calculations. In reality, it seemed that the influence of those institutions couldn’t be sensed. However, the government has probably sensed the legitimate outrage of citizens beyond those institutions and has taken it into account.
I am not inclined to enjoy any social phenomenon. Now I am not particularly excited, first and foremost, because I don’t know how the hardest social and economic problems facing our country will be solved. Our citizens are first of all concerned about that and frankly speaking, I don’t see any sign of progress there yet. However, it is obvious from now on that we have a chance to live in a kinder, more moral and more tolerant atmosphere. Perhaps, it will have a certain impact on the economic condition too.
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ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
