Stake on Kocharian, Aggravation of Internal Political Situation in Armenia

Baku/08.02.21/Turan: Over the past week, political processes in Armenia have noticeably intensified against the background of a further aggravation of the situation. The reason for this is the activity of ex-President Robert Kocharian, who, having traveled to Moscow, said that he was getting involved in the struggle for power. In his frank interviews, he stated that Armenia needs such a strong leader as he is, and with him the shameful defeat in the war would not have happened. In his words, there is a team in Armenia that is ready to solve all the problems of Armenia together with him.

Despite the populism, this is exactly what the average man wants to hear, whom the pro-Kocharyan mass media convince every day of the “surrender” of Karabakh and the coming disasters.

Kocharian's position was noticeably strengthened on the eve of his trip to Moscow, when he met with opposition leaders representing 17 political parties in Armenia. It is noteworthy that another ex-President Serzh Sargsyan also took part in the meeting.

The meeting resulted in an agreement to jointly fight for the removal of Nikol Pashinyan from the post of Prime Minister. Apparently, Kocharian agreed with the others to create a political coalition in early parliamentary elections.

In turn, Pashinyan's team also does not sleep, and on Sunday a meeting of the leadership of Pashinyan's My Step party took place. An important decision was made to refuse early parliamentary elections due to the destructive actions of the opposition.

In addition, earlier, the Armenian parliament adopted a law on courts, which will allow the authorities to control judges and seek appropriate decisions.

The fiercest struggle is in the media and on the Internet, where pro-Russian forces have become noticeably more active. For example, it is argued that in Moscow, Kocharyan was promised political and economic assistance to bring the country out of the crisis and support to rebuild the army.

According to the same sources, the Armenian opposition intends to resume mass street actions in the near future demanding Pashinyan's resignation.

Messages from Karabakh add fuel to the fire. In particular, allegations that from January 1, Armenia stopped sending conscripts to serve in Karabakh, and the local army will be disbanded. Finally, there is prohibition by Russian peacekeepers to enter Karabakh for foreigners and the requirement for them to obtain visas in Azerbaijan.    -02B-