Karen Karapetyan will hardly be able to raise the rating of the RPA party, according to PR specialist Hayk Kirakosyan, instead, Karapetyan’s rating will fall. Changes-symbolizing Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan’s joining the RPA party undermines his reputation. Such an opinion was expressed by PR specialist Hayk Kirakosyan in an interview with Aravot Daily. In Mr. Kirakosyan’s words, the Republican Party is a sinking ship today while even rats desert the sinking ship. “But now, we see the opposite, so to speak, intelligent man who enjoys the sympathy of the public enters the ship from which the rats are deserting. From this perspective, Karen Karapetyan does not receive a reasonable dividend.”
Yesterday, Prime Minister explained why he has joined the Republican Party. Karapetyan assured that the conservative ideology of this political party is close to his heart. In this regard, Hayk Kirakosyan said that the RPA party’s ideology of Nzhdeh-type, and naturally, it is not mandatory to join this party for sharing this ideology. The prime minister’s office is a political position, so whether it is possible for a non-partisan to assume this position, in response to our question Mr. Kirakosyan assured that it is, of course, possible, “And it would be the biggest trump card for the Republican Party or the current president which they would show the internal and external audiences that look, it is a democracy and it is not necessarily for the person who was not a politician should mandatorily pass under our sword and become a Republican, especially when we are expecting a double elections in the spring where Karen Karapetyan will play a prominent role and we are already receiving the impulses thereof.
In this context, a tendency is being noticed long ago: the favorite figures, opportunely, it can be seen also by the example of the parliament that there is a model of spoiling even favorite non-political figures, if the person is liked and he becomes a member of RPA party, and the percent of being favorite falls sharply. This is done on purpose because the “favorite” figures by the public are less manageable. We are dealing with such a phenomenon that the politician could and had the potential to be good but I have noticed that the pro-government media are writing compromising materials about Karapetyan and discredit him for keeping the balance. All this is done because the authorities have a problem that Karen Karapetyan may suddenly become too distinguished against the background of the “maestro” (I mean Galust Sahakyan) and other RPA prominent who can barely connect the two words together.”
As presented by the expert, the authorities are acting in such a way: they place everybody on the same “level” so that no one is distinguished and better. “Because tomorrow, he may make a popular phrase and people will go after him.” According to another substantiation of Karen Karapetyan’s membership with the Republican party, “the Republican Party is the party that realizing its responsibility for the security and development of the country decides to be changed and has the potential for it.”
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The Prime Minister also mentioned that entering a field with new political standpoint would jeopardize the country’s security. Hayk Kirakosyan noted in this regard, “If Karapetyan had an alternative, he would definitely prefer not to appear in the Republican Party, he would prefer to keep his image pure but if there is no alternative, then he is trying to do it with minimal losses. If we also were forced to enter this party, we would tell all over the world that we have joined on our own will to introduce new energy and would do it with a smile. In this sense, his reaction is normal but it does not bring any score to the prime minister whereas not joining the party, he would have brought this score.
As soon as it was spoken about his membership, immediately the social networks began to discuss and with new impetus to equate him with other politicians of which the public expects nothing. Now, there will be talks about “Sasna Tsrer”, again there will be young and fresh forces who will act not more reasonably, in combat fiery manner and perhaps with other calculations. In this explosive situation, bringing Karen Karapetyan was a good political move but Saturday came early than Friday.”
Will Karen Karapetyan actually manage to change the RPA party rating and the party in general, as the expert believes, the leopard cannot change its spots? “In addition to some 5 people, I do not see anybody in this party that wants to be changed. It is ruled out that the discredited people will be left out of the RPA list. I find that an intentional black PR is used against the prime minister because he does not have the chance to wreck the PAP party, nobody will be changed, people will say, you see, he is a user of the public trough. He will become a blackened politician who plays drum well, is good-looking, speaks well and that’s it.”
What destiny faces Karapetyan in 2018 when the presidential term in office ends, hardly his goal was to enter into the political field just for 1-1.5 years. Hayk Kirakosyan said that he was forced to join the RPA party, it was not his initiative, “In Russia and Armenia, people have thought deeply who can currently work within the common theme and have found Karen Karapetyan. And he had no alternative but to join. At least until the elections he does not have the resources to make changes. If he is a very flexible politician to be successful… There is a process of “destroying” each other in RPA, stabbing each other in the back and to go and join this party in this situation, this is an imposed action. If in the spring, he will be able to obtain ruling leverage due to maneuvering, in that case, he will be able to bring the Republican Party and the country into order unless he has this potential.”
Nelly BABAYAN
