Active political processes are taking place in besieged Artsakh. Demands to redistribute positions, create new structures, and resign the presidency. It seems that we are not talking about 120 thousand people on the verge of a new war and genocide, deprived of everyday life, but a prosperous country in the center of Europe, where the only problem is who will sit in which chair.
Is now the moment to demand actual change of power, to show ambitions, and isn’t that precisely what our opponent needs? All those political life elements, customary in an otherwise ordinary situation, seem strange in today’s Artsakh. Of course, I am far from thinking that the leadership of that republic is doing everything right, but the sharp political debate can be postponed for a particular time. I also understand that the elite of Artsakh is likely to be influenced by what I or other concerned citizens say, but any reasonable person should call for restraint on the opposing sides.
Not only in Artsakh but also in Armenia, excessive political activity is not appropriate in this situation. Yes, Nikol Pashinyan is a very bad, catastrophically wrong leader who should have left power and politics after November 9, 2020. But (I know I’m going against the general “opposition current”) removing him using the same methods as he removed Serzh Sargsyan, even if it’s possible, I’m sure it won’t positively change anything. Re-instability, re-street actions, and re-igniting enmity could worsen the situation. A new group of revolutionaries will come to power, whose consciousness and thinking will not be to solve the most challenging problems of our state but to prove how bad it was before them and how to punish the CC members. What will we gain from it?
Once again, I have to express an unpopular opinion and say that the way out of this pit lies in forgiving and tolerating each other. Also, of course, in standing above power-seeking ambitions.
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Aram ABRAHAMYAN
