IN CHASE OF SOCIAL REVOLT
Naira Hayrumyan
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17:52:47 – 24/02/2010
About the fact that in Armenia a social revolt is outlined says not
only the Armenian National Congress but also the ARF Dashnaktsutyun
and representatives of other moderate parties. The idea of a social
revolt invaded even the TV air in connection with the planned gas
price growth, but it assumed greater significance "directing" people’s
dissatisfaction to concrete persons and structures.
In reality there is no social protest. There is some dissatisfaction
which various political forces started hunting. The HAK does not hide
that its policy is based on the social protest. But the fact that the
ARF started criticizing the economic policy of the government, which it
has supported so far, means that the party decided to direct the social
dissatisfaction against one person- the premier Tigran Sargsyan. This
way, several issues may be solved simultaneously- to "let" social
steam out not damaging Serge Sargsyan, to use social shocks and
perturbations in the government for a stoppage in the Armenian and
Turkish process and naturally to enhance the political capital.
As to the TV, which began to speak openly about social rebellion,
perhaps it is undoubted that such a policy is regulated by the
presidential administration. Especially if you combine it with leaks
about the emergency of the dismissal of Tigran Sargsyan. Again, a few
problems are solved: the blame for the economic catastrophe is shifted
on Tigran Sargsyan to catalyze the managed protests to prevent a more
powerful natural wave, and the third – in terms of "social rebellion"
to disown the clearly failed Turkey-Armenia and the Karabakh processes.
In higher echelons, other processes are also taking place of a bit
"personal" character: "discussion" between Gagik Tsarukyan and Ruben
Hayrapetyan, quarrel between Hayrapetyan and Sukiasyan, Alik Sargsyan
and Nerses Nazaryan, and a mass of other currents.
Evidently, not a social revolt but a governmental crisis is maturing
in the country. And during crisis, each one will strive to use social
protests in their favor.