What happened to the country and to Nagorno-Karabakh was done by a government, a political club that promised leaping economic growth after coming to power, but instead, we saw leaping inflation. This is what second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan stated during the rally that the opposition “Armenia” Alliance at Freedom Square in Yerevan today.
“They promised to fight unwaveringly against monopolies and oligarchy, but we saw the formation of new monopolies and the functioning of new oligarchies. They promised prosperity and investments, but we saw leaping growth of poverty. They promised immigration and added that all Armenians of the world will come to Armenia, but we saw leaping growth of emigration. They promised a fight against corruption and plunder, but today, they are the frontrunners in plunder. Today they are going into the pockets of everyone,” Kocharyan said, adding that the people can’t tolerate this situation and that the opposition is going to fight against this.
Touching upon the opposition’s future actions, the ex-president said the opposition’s objective is to convince the people and how them that they have been deceived by the incumbent authorities. “We all need to unite and convey strength to this resistance movement. This will only be a matter of weeks or months. It all depends on you, every citizen of Armenia standing here,” he emphasized and started chanting ‘Armenia, Armenia’.
“We will fight, and be rest assured that we will get rid of these [the authorities] either through barricades or through elections. In those barricades, I will stand by your side and lead you. Everything is going to be alright,” Kocharyan said.