Yesterday’s opposition rally was crowded. Judging by the posts of the Civil Contract deputies and the supporters of the government, there is a certain concern in the upper echelon. Focusing on the debate over the number of participants in the rally, unfortunately, pushes the main point of the opposition to the background. I do not see any particularly controversial points in the “Protocol” part. Due to the domestic and foreign policy pursued by the current Armenian authorities, we are on the verge of losing Artsakh and Armenian statehood. I do not agree with the label of expression, insulting qualifications, but what has been done is the cultural level of the ruling and opposition forces in Armenia.
However, if I understood the situation correctly, it is not clear what the opposition is offering. If they’re offering a change of government, then how- through elections? But elections were held in June last year, and the majority of those who cast their ballots voted for the commander-in-chief of the defeated army. The organizers of the rally must look at the truth with open eyes and answer the question why it happened. Maybe because they are in the square as the “main opposition”? One question needs to be clarified: has there been a significant change in public mood during these nine months?
The only agenda of the opposition for the last thirty years is the change of the head of state. Twice it succeeded, but it did not solve any problem. Therefore, in my opinion, the main agenda of the opposition should be changed. Let me try to explain what it is about. Trump and Biden are different in everything: their political views, their past, their personal attitude towards Putin, their temperament. But can we say that the next change of the US President has significantly changed the policy of that country, especially its foreign policy? I don’t think so. The reason is that the institutions of that country are “regulated” in a way that serves certain political interests, regardless of who is in charge of that state.
I want to live in an Armenia where there are so many regulated institutions that it does not matter whether the country’s head of state is literate or illiterate, skilled in governing the state, has a weak, balanced character, often faces complex psychological problems, or if they use non-normative vocabulary publicly or not. That’s my wish, or, if you will, my dream. But my desire alone is small. The majority of citizens should want the same.
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Aram Abrahamyan
