SAHAKYAN’S BELIEF SAVED SERGE FROM "ADDITIONAL" TROUBLE
Hakob Badalyan

Lragir.am
04 Sept 06

Yes, the great combinator had not got such a strong blow before. The
Council of the Republican Party unanimously decided not to support
Galust Sahakyan’s son in the election of the mayor of Ajapniak
community. It was not unexpected because it was said that Arman
Sahakyan’s resignation from the post of deputy mayor to run in the
local election made the Council of the Republican Party, namely its
"pro-Serge" part angry because Sahakyan had made the decision to become
head of the community on his own. However, it was not Sahakyan’s fault,
it was Serge Sargsyan’s fault, for after the extraordinary assembly of
the Republican Party he announced that they were starting a process,
which would produce fruits in three or four months. Let us count:
from July to August is one month, September is two, October is three,
November is four. The Sahakyan family did this simple calculation. They
combined it with the period of local election, October, the end of
the "third" month, they calculated that the roundup of the election
would be in early November, because the election day is October
29. And arrived at the period of the promised fruits. Whoever were
in Sahakyan’s place, they would also think that they would surely
"harvest" Ajapniak this year, for Serge Sargsyan had promised the
victory.

However, the minivan of the Sahakyans did not reach Ajapniak.

Although the belief complied with all the rules; not only did they see
first to believe but also touched "the side of the crucified". At
the extraordinary assembly only Hovik Abrahamyan was closer to
Serge Sargsyan than Galust Sahakyan. And maybe Hovik was enough for
Sahakyan Sr. to mix the sides and touch something he should not have
touched. Meanwhile, he believed, and the society assured that the had
touched even the "nail", and not only the Republican but also the other
political forces would defend Sahakyan Jr. Man is amazing, he never
insists on something as strongly as on what he hears from others. They
believed the minister of defense and remained with nothing: neither
the City Hall, nor the municipality, and the underground is open
until 11 o’clock. There remains only one place in the minivan. But
what can we do, sometimes you should doubt what you hear.

Well, let us suppose Arman Sahakyan was young and inexperienced, but
his father is not new on the Armenian political sphere, especially in
the government. Well, even if they were unable to calculate the steps
in advance, the fatherly instinct should have prompted that there is
no fruit in November, or what should the fruit of November, only six
months old, taste? For Sahakyan had experienced, seen and benefited
from all this. He and his friend Andranik Margaryan. He did not even
consult him, though they were friends. But most probably Andranik
Margaryan did not forgive Galust, who was sitting so close to Serge
Sargsyan. He did not forgive and signed the resignation of his son,
although he could have prompted for the sake of friendship that it was
not worthwhile to stake steps without consulting first. On the other
hand, in fact, the prime minister did not have the moral right to, for
Galust Sahakyan would ask why he wanted to have Galust’s son consult
if his son Taron had not consulted anyone before becoming head of the
local government. The prime minister did not have the answer to this
question, therefore he signed Arman Sahakyan’s resignation silently,
and afterwards voted in the Republican Council against supporting
him or in a "where should I know, what do you want" manner. Moreover,
Galust was not even going to ask the prime minister how his son became
head of the community. He was not going to ask because he knew how,
and he wanted to have his son become head of the community similarly,
therefore he was sitting next to Serge Sargsyan, and perhaps he had
been shy to ask if he could.

Not if he could sit, but if he could make his beloved son a mayor,
who was treated so unfairly in 2003.

It was a shame to ask. What is power for if they have to ask what
they can do and what they cannot do. They might as well die.

Moreover, to ask Serge Sargsyan. Why did he become a member of the
party then? He came to enable every Republican not to ask anymore
what they can do and what they cannot do. He came to make impossible
possible, and such a question might offend a man with "super"
possibilities. No questions, no more questions after July 22.

It appeared that there are always questions, and after July 22 they
do not disappear but become more, and acquire a more complicated
content. And not only the Sahakyan family but also the other "families"
of the Council of the Republican Party should realize this. We need
to understand that the problem is not the independent decision of
the Sahakyans, and the reason is not self-made decisions that the new
head of the Council of the Republican Party is reluctant to support
Sahakyan Arman. In fact, it was good luck for Serge Sargsyan that Arman
Sahakyan made a decision on his own, otherwise if he asked the defense
minister for permission, the latter would have to refuse. Moreover,
he would have to explain why he refused otherwise, the others would
doubt his almightiness. However, if there was an explanation, the
doubts would be inevitable.

It seems to the Sahakyans that they failed because of hastiness. Yes,
the reason was hastiness, not theirs but Serge Sargsyan’s, who
hurried to act as the "deity of victory" of the Republicans, Zeus the
almighty, whom everything was allowed, and there was nothing beyond
his power. They saw that there is, and in a matter which seemed not
to require too much power. Sahakyan would lose, and the words "Akela
missed" would fly around the party, and though he would assert that
the political party is not a pack of wolves, they would nevertheless
demand to change the chief.