SERGE WAS TOO LATE

Lragir.am
10 June 06

Everything seems to be changing in Armenia. Although the ruling regime
asserts that the divorce of the Orinats Yerkir Party and the coalition
cannot change anything in the country, it does not tend to believe it
either. It does not believe because it can see what is going on among
the political forcesat home.

First of all, the nervous expansion of the present axis of the ruling
regime – the Republican Party – is arousing more and more admiration.
Something is really happening with this corps of functionaries. They
launched the administrative terror against teachers, they started
`disseminating’ the state budget in the regions (only by pledges, of
course). They say they are evenlikely to give up the ideology of
Garegin Nzhdeh and adopt a liberal-democratic ideology.

The most admirable of all is that the Republicans are shouting louder
and louder where Serge Sargsyan might be and why he would not confirm
that he will ally with only this political party. In the meantime,
Serge Sargsyan keeps silent. He keeps silent because he knows that the
Republicans missed the train.

Moreover, he might be guessing where he might be after the year
2007. And he is right because the problem is not only the resignation
of Arthur Baghdasaryan.

For everybody can see that not only the opposition was missed. Gagik
Tsarukyan with his vast body occupies the rest of space of the
political sphere of Armenia. Gagik Tsarukyan will grab the rest from
Arthur Baghdasaryan. How about the Republicans. The Republican is
overboard. Why should Serge need them? Serge needs a lot of votes to
display his almightiness to Kocharyan. But where is he supposed to get
votes? This is not peanuts. What would Serge have to give his allies
in return? Nothing.

Only now did the `superminister’ realize, however, that he is nothing
without Robert Kocharyan. And he has always been nothing. If he allows
himto sit on the sofa, he will, if not, there will be nothing to do
but to weep. He is an authority and Fouchet for Hmayak, Kocharyan does
not accept anyone=80=99s authority except his. Kocharyan is interested
in those who can get votes by themselves, such as Tsarukyan. As well
as Arthur Baghdasaryan, whose votescan give him an unpleasant
surprise. As for Serge, let him inspire everyone that his hand can
reach anywhere. After all, Kocharyan knows the span of his arm better
then anyone else.

In fact, former allies Serge and Andranik realized too late what had
happened in Armenia. And people who keep enquiring `when Serge will
appear on the party ticket of the Republican’ failed to understand
anything. They failed to realize that from now on everything in
Armenia will be decided by another list, where the superminister will
be denied access without permit. Everyone wonders why. This is very
interesting. They do not tell anyone, even Serge.

What are the `strongmen’ of Armenia – the Superminister, the Attorney
General, etc. – going to do further on? Plant trees, watch chess,
draft a concept of national security, think up fish-breeding projects,
and all for a period of ten years. Yes, ten years of unfulfilled
dreams. Kocharyan may believe that these guys are worth anything. It
is too late, it appears to be=80¦ Whereas they say nothing changes in
Armenia.
MELIK YESAYAN

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress