"Fact" daily writes:
Naturally, the events taking place in Georgia these days are being closely followed in Armenia.
There are few well-considered, reasoned, argued comments. But, just as naturally, there could not be one-line parallels and therefore superficial observations.
First, a little about the Georgian transition. There, you know, in the parliamentary elections, the ruling "Georgian Dream" won about 54 percent of the votes.
The other opposition forces (4 electoral units, parties) who are mainly led by the West, announced that they do not recognize the results of the vote and will not take the mandates.
For now, let's focus on the "not taking mandates" moment. This has excited the representatives of some domestic circles (by the way, not all of them, which is already positive), who always act as the opposition of the opposition, who again started the old song that, look, the parliamentary opposition of Armenia should have given up the mandates like that at first, then, today, tomorrow... The most excited activists (besides, there are no less than those who dictate the strings of the government) exclaim, "Hey, look, take an example from the Georgian oppositionists..." etc. In general, if there was an example to be taken, The authorities of Armenia should have taken an example from the authorities of Georgia and the leader of "Georgian Dream" Ivanishvili, particularly in terms of putting the interests of their own state and nation above everything else.
Now, what about the nuances of taking mandates, not taking them, putting what you took. What are the motives of the Georgian opposition? Georgia's opposition forces, under the guidance and instigation of the West, also in the conditions of the direct involvement of representatives of specific Western powers, refuse to take the parliamentary mandates (and more precisely, they announce it for the time being), thus aiming to develop post-election upheavals and provoke clashes.
The main goal is to seize power in a revolutionary way with such shocks, that is, to stage a coup. Now let's come to our situation.
For example, in June-July 2021. If the opposition had refused to take the mandates at that time, absolutely nothing would have happened politically. Pashinyan's CP would sit in proud solitude in the National Assembly and pass "laws" and decisions by itself. A very simple and extremely fresh example.
When the so-called demarcation, in fact, the "regulation" of continuously handing over the vital territories of Armenia to the enemy, was brought to the National Assembly the other day, the opposition called it an anti-state, anti-legal, anti-constitutional document and unanimously boycotted both its discussion and voting. And what?
Pashinyan's CP ratified it with 67 "in favor" Bolshevik unanimity. Now. that opposition boycott was, in fact, "putting down the mandates" in relation to a separate issue (by and large, "not taking mandates", "putting down mandates" is a political boycott).
But we all saw that this did not prevent Pashinyan and his CP in any way to accept or ratify the mentioned anti-state, we will also say anti-Armenian "document".
In short, it is more than clear that starting from June-July 2021, if the opposition did not take the mandates or later put it down, the CP would simply manage the National Assembly more easily and carelessly. Without getting stressed... If someone thinks that the so-called "civilized West", "democratic countries" would say something to Pashinyan or make a remark about the fact that he is in power under the conditions of a one-party parliament, then those with such expectations are incurably naive.
The West, as you have seen, delighted, excited, cheered and encouraged Pashinyan to attack peaceful protesters, to mutilate people, to throw banned grenades at women and children, to injure around a hundred people, and to cripple another citizen.
Second. when now some excitedly say, "put down the mandates", they deliberately "forget" that being a parliamentary force, the opposition has at least a small chance to control the election process through election commissions. However, by setting the mandates, the opposition will be directly deprived of that opportunity, and the election commissions will be completely covered and that's it.
What choice? Even more, we should note that considering how the CP, which lost in some communities in local government elections, illegally seizes power after the elections, and what kind of total administrative resources it uses during the elections, it is not difficult to imagine what a disgrace the "Nikolian" elections can be in Armenia. : What to do, tolerate, sit back? Of course not. Let's return to the developments in Georgia. What does Ivanishvili's "Georgian Dream" want?
The main thing. does not want to become a pawn of the West and sacrifice its country and people for the sake of becoming a "second front" against Russia. People are only looking after the interest of their country. What's more, they already have the bitter experience of that "confrontation". What does the Georgian opposition want?
The Georgian opposition wants to serve the interests of the West and allegedly turn the country into a theater of war against Russia in return for promises to join the EU. By the way, in the event of such an explosive development, Armenia will also be in a difficult situation, because the vital railway and automobile roads pass through them. through Georgia.
We always need a stable, predictable situation in Georgia. But it seems that for some, the money received from Soros or other funds is more valuable than even the life and safety of their children. The government of Georgia is practically fighting against separatism. And in Armenia, the opposition is fighting against separatism to the best of its ability. The patriotism that Pashinyan and CP are carrying out. This is the real question and the real difference. ARMEN HAKOBYAN
