YUNUSOV: I DO NOT EXPECT ANY “ORANGE” REVOLUTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN THIS YEAR
Pan Armenian News
06.09.2005 05:07
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Parliamentary election in Azerbaijan may fully result
in change of domestic political atmosphere in Azerbaijan. Although main
events will start in Azerbaijan closer to 2008, when the recurrent
presidential election will take place, head of the Department of
Conflictology and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy
Arif Yunusov stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. “Before
that time the situation in Azerbaijan will follow the course of
increase. During the present parliamentary election 25-30 places
(out of 125) will be occupied by opposition and it will be a certain
factor of change of the situation in the country,” the political
scientist noted. In his words, the authorities hope for the arrival
of oil dollars in the country to notably improve the economic record,
which will allow mitigating the tension in the society. However,
the population will not evidently benefit from these oil dollars and
these will settle down in pockets of a small group. “A serious gap
between groups of population has outlined already now and the growth
of discontent is obvious. However, the process has just started. I
do not expect any “orange” revolutions this year,” Yunusov summed up.