"Fact" daily writes:
The start of a new political phase in Armenia is not just the beginning of legislative work, but a new "battlefront" of systemic, tense and uncompromising confrontation, where the parliamentary podium will turn into the main platform of political survival. The decision of the opposition "Strong Armenia" and "Armenia" blocs to take the mandates is not a sign of reconciliation or acceptance of the existing rules of the game, but a conscious step to enter an area where a tough and brutal struggle is expected.
The future parliament will obviously not be a classical legislative body. it will become the frontline of political conflicts, legal protection and exposure of government wrongdoing. And although the CP is more in the parliament in terms of sheer numbers, moreover, the entire state system and administrative resources are in their hands, the actual authorities have such anxieties and fears that they are increasingly deepening the "legal" pressures on the oppositionists, and in the future they will try to use all the state resources, including the law enforcement system, to obstruct and paralyze the activities of the opposition political forces. However, it is in these conditions that a new quality of parliamentary resistance will be formed, where every session, discussion or statement will have exceptional political weight and tension.
Despite the internal pressures, the chain of illegalities and the administrative and law-enforcement levers concentrated in the hands of the government, it seems that the opposition forces are not only not retreating, but also getting stronger, which is why the government is getting mixed up. Moreover, there are powerful tools in the hands of the opposition, the competent and effective use of which can radically change the balance of political forces. One of the primary levers is activation on international platforms.
If the political repressions and human rights violations taking place in Armenia are presented to the international community with arguments, the opposition can create serious external pressure on the authorities. On the other hand, one of the key and most effective directions of the struggle will be work on the ground and maintaining direct, permanent contact with the voters. Today, there are already clear and visible examples when after the elections, for example, "Strong Armenia" actively travels around the marzes, meets with citizens and is not limited to political statements, but has started to solve concrete, real problems "on the ground" by providing practical support to the residents.
The combination of the parliamentary tools, external pressures and such consistent and systematic work carried out in the places can form a qualitatively new, practical and real result-providing parliamentary opposition, which with its effective work is able to build trust in the broad circles of the public and achieve a change of power in the country.
