Last time we talked about the fact that new leaders do not emerge in Armenia’s political life. The matter, first of all, refers to the opposition leaders. Some politicians and political scientists say that we should not allow former presidents to return to power. Nevertheless, even those to claim so do not accept and recommend any new leader. The fact remains that after Raffi Hovannisian’s unsuccessful attempt as a candidate for the next president, again Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s name is also mentioned. In the context of the Customs Union, Robert Kocharyan, too. Some people also imply that if Tigran Sargsyan manages to maintain the position of the Prime Minister until the end of Serzh Sargsyan’s term in the office, he also could become a potential presidential candidate. Some also imply that hardly Serzh Sargsyan would succeed to keep the power until the end of his presidential term. Others also imply that Serzh Sargsyan would not only keep the power, moreover, he would significantly increase the powers of the prime minister and would become a prime minister. In the context of the Customs Union, some also imply that Kocharyan himself would not come to power rather than would appoint “his man” as a president, for instances, Karen Karapetyan. There are also assumptions of why not; Gagik Tsarukyan can also become a president, especially when he has all the chances. Some also imply that Tsarukyan himself would not become a president rather than he would appoint “his man” as a president, for instances, Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Robert Kocharyan. As you can see, the assumptions are vary and significantly different from each other, and are alike only by the fact that there is no single new name in all those assumptions, and if in the event of government candidates it is quite natural and logical, in terms of opposition candidates it is more than amazing and strange. The authors of these various and varied assumptions are totally different people from each other by specialization and socially: a political analyst and a taxi driver, an official and an unemployed, and so on. In fact, this kind of assumptions are voiced in all seasons of the year and at all hours of the day. In fact, I am contradicting myself. I have always said and keep saying that there is no politics and political life in Armenia, as well as people being seriously involved in politics, and now I am saying that everybody in Armenia are engaged in politics, moreover, in all seasons of the year and at all hours of the day. To avoid contradicting myself, I would like to add: everybody is engaged in politics, however, none of them is seriously involved in politics, more precisely, nobody is engaged in serious politics. Nonetheless, everybody in Armenia is involved in politics. Because there is no other occupation in Armenia. In addition to eating and drinking. They are involved in politics to be able to eat and drink. And they eat and drink to be able to have a chance to talk about politics. All of these, of course, is accompanied by beautiful women, with whom likewise they are talking about politics. I do not mean that everybody in Armenia is eating and drinking. However, all of them are talking about politics, mostly hungry and thirsty, without beautiful women and delicious snacks. Because, especially the poor and needy layers in Armenia do not have any other topic for conversation and other occupation except for the politics. And thought especially the poor and needy rely a hope with policy and political changes, however, no new political faces emerge and appear in Armenia. Because people talking night-and-day about politics do not anymore believe anyone, especially the new ones and strangers. And mainly this is the reason that they give the preference to the former ones and better forgotten old ones. We, and especially our opposition figures, are complaining and discontented too much that during the election the people are selling their vote for five thousand drams. First, let’s clarify. It has been long since anybody is selling his vote for five thousand drams, it is double, triple, and even fourfold higher. Secondly, people are selling their votes because they do not see their electee among the candidates. If the people at least a little believe any of the candidates and like him, they would sell their vote for fifty thousand drams. No doubt. Raffi Hovannisian’s case is an example. And if Raffi’s selected votes vanished, the electorates are not guilty here. Look for the guilty everywhere, but not among the electorates.
Voskan YEREVANTSY
