TIME TO BURY THE HATCHET
- What L. Ter-Petrosyan and his political team didn’t manage to do by creating an atmosphere of mutual intolerance in the country is becoming a reality after the very first proposal the newly elected President addressed to the Opposition from the Republican Square on February 26.
L. Ter-Petrosyan, currently appealing to all the pro-Opposition factions and individual activists for consolidation, will soon be surprised to announce that the persistent efforts he has been making for the past 4-5 months has produced a more insignificant result than S. Sargsyan’s one single proposal on forming a coalition government. It’s not accidental that just a few hours later, the first positive responses from the former presidential candidates and the extra-parliamentary factions were already received.
Their number and qualitative structure will continue increasing in the near future, contrasting with the powerless appeals and the repeated speeches made by those who have gathered at the Theatrical Square.
As shown by the recent events, the “audience” gathered at the Theatrical Square is getting bored, so new and new activists are needed to entertain them. Therefore, L. Ter-Petrosyan sent the successive “invitations” to Arshak Sadoyan, an activist once considered a “popular tribune”, as well as to other pro-Opposition figures having some charisma, but as we see, his invitations were turned down.
Instead, even the MPs belonging to “Heritage” party are taking an interest in the practical mechanisms of forming a coalition government, a proposal advanced by Serge Sargsyan during his first Parliamentary speech following the elections.
This comes to prove that there are simultaneously two “gravity fields” formed in our reality in the post-electoral period, and the political factions are facing a choice again. Whereas the elections, during which there is an urgent need for strengthening the opposite poles of the political confrontation, are already over. And the candidate elected as President announces in the most frank manner that it is time to study and implement all the constructive positive proposals advanced during the campaign. So, where will the positive processes enabling the Opposition to participate in the state and political life are going to take place if not within the coalition government?
Furthermore, while in the pre-election period all the pro-Opposition factions of Armenia preferred to act from radical positions in order to receive maximum number of votes on the election day, in the post-election period it’s just vice versa: they are required to be maximum close to the levers of the authorities in order to realize their promises. And in such conditions, the proposal on forming a coalition government marks the beginning of the process of eliminating the split political arena.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that such format will contribute to smoothing the poles of the current political confrontation. They will be maintained for a long time. However, it should be born in mind that apart from such poles, there is also a wide palette of parties and individuals whose attitude significantly predetermines the further course of the political developments. During the elections, the candidates representing “Rule of Law”, ARFD, NDU (National Democratic Union), the People’s Party and National Unity received more votes put together than ex-President L. Ter-Petrosyan. In case these factions or even some of them are, in the near future, represented in the coalition government, it will be possible to form a powerful center enjoying trust among the overwhelming majority of the country’s citizens.
Of course, it is still early to speak about the specific steps to be implemented in the frameworks of this particular format representing the authorities and the Opposition. Their content can be clarified only in the course of relevant talks. Considering the clear-cut objectives advanced by the President-elect, it may include the major part of the questions raised by the pro-Opposition parties during the elections.
A passing glance at the objectives advanced by Serge Sargsyan during his most recent speech at the Republican Square will be enough to understand that their major part coincides with the demands of the Opposition. Thus, the realization of the tasks of restricting poverty, forming a competitive economy, eradicating tax evasion and impunity, are equally important both for the newly elected President and the other political factions, including the Opposition. Therefore, there are neither programmatic nor psychological serious obstacles for avoiding cooperation, being “offended”, isolating oneself and especially, joining the demonstrations which are thinning out
It is just time to realize the supreme task of the country’s steady development and give certain shapes to the willingness of mutual cooperation manifested on such bases i.e. it is time to “bury the hatchet”.
- “HAYOTS ASHKHARH”
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