POWER IS SACRED AND STRIVING FOR POWER- SACRILEGE?
Nano Arghutyan
LRAGIR.AM
17:19:40 – 10/06/2009
On these days, the leader of the oppositional party Raffi Hovhannisyan
called on the two other oppositional forces – the ARF Dashnaktsutyun
and the Armenian National Congress, to unite. Congress had not refused
to cooperate before either, but there have always been problems with
the Dashnaktsutyun. The answer of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun did not let us
wait for long: the member of the Bureau, Vahan Hovhannisyan stated that
they have no need to cooperate with the Congress. "Around which issues
do you see the cooperation?" stated Vahan Hovhannisyan. He stressed
that they became opposition only because they did not agree with the
foreign policy of the government. Apparently, the remaining issues
are normal, although the ARF did not sign the final report on the
Yerevan Elders’ Council election of the Central Electoral Commission.
It seems that two oppositional poles are formed in Armenia. The poles
differ by their intentions – the Armenian National Congress believes
that the roots of the current situation in the country and the failure
of the foreign policy are determined by the current authorities,
and the only way to change the situation is the change of power,
stating that the Congress is going to realize it through constitutional
means. The Heritage also believes that the country needs extraordinary
parliamentary and presidential elections. At the same time, the second
pole – the Dashnaktsutyun is not seeking to change the government,
but it states about its "intention to influence on the policy of the
government". In fact, the oppositional poles differ from each other
by the main feature – striving to change the government.
During yesterday’s debate on the electoral law in Armenia, the Human
Rights Defender Armen Harutunyan stated that the aim of the opposition
should not be the change of government but the democratic struggle. As
if the democratic fight excludes shift of power through elections,
as if power is sacred, and the desire for it is sacrilege. Society is
being convinced that the striving for power is almost an anti-Christian
feeling: pride, incumbency for property of one’s neighbor. In general,
a Christian must not seek for power, even by constitutional means.
In this connection, the question occurs, why the ARF Dashnaktsutyun is
not striving for power. What hinders the party from stating that in
order to fulfill its projects connected with the foreign policy, the
Dashnaktsutyun needs the power. Maybe the party needs this government
to preserve the power.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
