POLITICAL “STATUS QUO” SWALLOWS ITS CHILDREN
Haik Aramyan
Lragir.am
12 April 06
Member of Parliament of Armenia Tigran Arzakantsyan, losing a big
sum at a casino in Moscow, appeared in the focus of public attention.
Before the story of casino Tigran Arzakantsyan had announced in
Yerevan that he he would not stay in the Republican Party and gave a
news conference. By our information, the member of parliament became
the victim of his action against the political “status quo” on the
background of efforts of the “status quo” fathers to consolidate
their irreversibly disappearing resource.
In Armenia this process has already involved the entire political
plane. The former head of the president’s administration Artashes
Tumanyan was also “removed” for having challenged the “status quo.” Not
only did Tumanyan yield under the burden of compromising material,
but he will also probably decide not to publish his compromising
material on the fathers of the “status quo.”
The Public Prosecutor of Armenia and the members of the People’s
Deputy Group of the parliament, as well as successful businessman
Gagik Tsarukyan must have perceived this well, for their party
building attempts were also presented as a challenge to the “status
quo.” Especially after they had announced from the president’s
palace that none of the newly established parties was related to
the residence.
Hard times are here to stay. They need not have created today’s state
of thing to fall victims to it. This first of all refers to the fathers
of the “status quo”, who are trying to kill the time and every movement
or development that could be, in fact, their salvation. To hell with
them if it concerned them alone.
And Tigran Arzakantsyan may comfort himself with the thought that
they would find something one way or another. For he is not alone to
hang out in casinos. Maybe this was all the better for him.