WHO KOCHARYAN WILL SUPPORT EVENTUALLY
Hakob Badalyan
Lragir.am
11 Sept 06
Before the General Assembly of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
was held, everyone had thought that only the Republican Party could
hold the most outstanding assembly. It became clear, however, that
the possibilities of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun are not inferior. No
other political party’s assembly was marked by the presence of the
head of the administration of the president and the speech of the
foreign minister. It is also notable that the Republican Party had
accepted the invitation of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun on a rather high
level, and besides the leader of the party the chair of the Council
of the Republican Party also showed up. They brought Galust Sahakyan
along. The reason is not, of course, that God loves trinity, and the
Republicans love God. The reason was to show to Dashnaktsutyun that
despite the public "judgment" of Arman Sahakyan the Republicans do
not have a grudge on one another.
The assembly of Dashnaktsutyun was an opportunity to stage a show.
However, it was necessary that the show were especially evident to
the Dashnaks to prevent them from starting to think about using the
situation inside the Republican Party. And sure enough Dashnaktsutyun
had such likelihood, which became clear from the guests of the General
Assembly. Their aim was to show to the Republican Party that they are
as serious opponents as Bargavach Hayastan Party. Perhaps, the reason
for the presence of the head of the Kocharyan administration and the
greeting speech of the foreign minister was the same. Now everyone
is racking their brains over the question whom Robert Kocharyan will
give more support, Bargavach Hayastan or the ARF. In other words, who
the most serious opponent of the Republican Party will be. In fact,
it is difficult to realize, and it is possible that the Republicans
came in three, because it is perhaps difficult to understand the
abovementioned alone.
Maybe Robert Kocharyan managed to confuse the Republican Party. If the
Republican Party is unable to realize whose "uniform" the president
will be wearing in fighting against them, naturally it cannot prepare
duly for the fight. After all, the level of preparation greatly
depends on how well one knows their opponent.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party does not even appear to know its
rival. Before this they were convinced that Bargavach Hayastan is
their opponent and they even advised Dashnaktsutyun to mind their
own business. Now they can see, however, that not everything is so
distinct. It is also possible that by honoring the General Assembly of
Dashnaktsutyun Robert Kocharyan is confusing not only the Republican
Party but also Dashnaktsutyun. The president has every reason
for this. By distracting the Republican Party’s attention towards
Dashnaktsutyun Robert Kocharyan may clear the way for Bargavach
Hayastan. Not only the Republican Party but also Dashnaktsutyun
can feel this. And perhaps there was an arrangement between the
Republican Party and the ARF that the Republican Party showed up as
a prominent trinity to show to the president what a powerful force
they can make if by a sudden miracle the Republican Party and the
ARF Dashnaktsutyun start loving each other. And for the time being,
perhaps as a warning, they express this love in a casual manner,
the marriage of the children of Vahan Hovanisyan and Sashik Sargsyan.
In fact, one should not think that the grown-ups would turn the
feeling of the young people into a political category. And if before
the old friends did not betray each other, now the relatives-in-law
will not betray each other. The president may know this. The problem
is the information that soon Gagik Tsarukyan and Andranik Manukyan,
the minister of transport will become relatives. Not politicizing the
feelings of their children either, we should remember nevertheless
the serious political plans and essential role of their fathers in
the political process.
And almost everything connected with them will willy-nilly be
politicized, especially that none of them has stated something definite
about their political actions. It is only clear that everyone wants
to enter the parliament. And since only this is known, we may suppose
that they are likely to take every step for their political aims.
However, the political forces should realize that in order to enter
the parliament they should become related to the public rather than
one another. In this case, the aim would seem realistic. Although
it is not bad, of course, that they become bound to one another. It
is definitely in the interests of the public, even if they appear by
miracle in the parliament bound to one another. At that time everything
will be ready, and no time will be wasted on finding them one by one;
they will only have to transport them.