Gagik Tsarukyan, of course, will decide whether to return to the politics or not. As an entrepreneur and philanthropist, he has done many good things for Armenia. In the politics, he can also be useful as he is the only oligarch who is outside of the authorities (or perhaps partially outside), and therefore a source of money.
Let us be honest and realistic. Today, the point is not about the winning of any other party in the 2017 elections rather than the ruling party. The point is that the second winning force should be more or less weighty and influential and be able somehow to offer alternative solutions. Furthermore, any citizen of Armenia, be a cleaner or an oligarch, has the right to be engaged in politics, and the rating of his “engagement” must be given by the citizens and electorates.
However, I do not understand why it is necessary to dramatize the coming or return of any politician, moreover, in a tasteless, anti-aesthetic and cave rituals. Go and stand by his house, beg and plead, organize “nationwide request” rallies. What a century is this? The serfdom period has passed long ago, gentlemen image-makers and political technologists. Perhaps, it leaves some effect on some segment of our society having still feudal mindset. But you want to look more progressive and developed, and that your organized event differs from the RPA 16th congress, don’t you? Or, do you want to be more “medieval” and “idolatrous”?
Generally, it seems to me that we like to look back very much instead of looking forward. “Communists, return!” (the 1990s), then “Levon, return!”, “Kocharyan, return!”, in a broader sense, “Poqr Mher, come out of Agravakar!”, “Rise from the grave Andranik Pasha!”, “Rise, Dashnak Dro!” It is good that we do not have to go all nationwide to the houses of the last three and kneel. Clearly, the majority of the citizens of Armenia are unhappy with their situation but I think we need to offer them a vision for the future rather than savior superheroes, especially from the past.
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I also understand that the majority of the opposition parties in Armenia are also in trouble and seeking financial resources to more effectively participate in the elections. This is natural, no need to be ashamed of it. Simply, this natural strive should not be concealed with “olden” formulations.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
