On this day, February 20th, which is a symbolic day in our modern history, the opposition will hold, as they call it, “a large gathering.”
I don’t know how “big” it will be, but I am not interested in the size, to be honest. I am more interested in the questions that I don’t think the opposition has answered yet. I will list some of them.
Was Pashinyan’s mistake that he did not accept the “Lavrov plan,” that he could have signed the “concessions” document on, say, the fourth day of the war, or in that we had a chance at winning the war, but due to failures in organization, we were unable to do that? Or, perhaps, all of the above?
Should the points outlined in the November 9th agreement be implemented? Or should some or all of them be rejected? If they must be implemented, then which points is Pashinyan implementing incorrectly, and how will the current opposition implement those points if they were to come to power?
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Is there any way to remove Azeri soldiers from the areas near the border villages of Syunik so that the distance will be less dangerous for our citizens?
What should the authorities do regarding prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action that it isn’t doing now?
Does the opposition believe that the Armenian authorities need to have direct, uninterrupted communication with Turkey and Azerbaijan, or should Russia mediate? If Turkey offers to open the border with Armenia without any preconditions, should we accept the offer, or reject it?
If it becomes clear that Pashinyan will not resign, and that he will not leave even as a result of snap or regular elections, what levers does the opposition have to implement regime change?
And finally, if issues of national dignity do not matter to the majority of Armenian citizens, and they do not realize the entire tragedy of this disaster, are there ways to cause them to wake up as a result of these gatherings?
I do not have clear or final answers to those questions. But I think those who are fighting for power should.
Aram Abrahamyan
