Commenting on the post-election developments in Armenia, “Hraparak” claims that opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian and his political team do not know what to do next. On the one hand, the paper says, Hovannisian’s Zharangutyun (Heritage) party and another opposition party, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), make compromise proposals during talks with the ruling Republican Party (HHK). On the other hand, Hovannisian is distancing himself from those talks. “Raffi Hovannisian met with Serzh Sarkisian but then urged all political forces to join him,” it says, adding that “there is something irregular and chaotic in this movement.”
“Zhamanak” takes a critical look at Hovannisian’s weekend meeting with Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian. The paper says that the meeting disappointed those opposition supporters who had high hopes for Hovannisian’s post-election opposition movement. “Those concerns are more than clear and understandable,” it says. “After all, there is a precedent of cooperation between the BHK and [Levon Ter-Petrosian’s] HAK. Those two forces created hopes within the society only to step back from the presidential race and leave the public empty-handed.”
“Hayots Ashkhar” sees more clarity in Hovannisian’s post-election actions, pointing to his appeal against official results of the February 18 presidential election, which was lodged with the Constitutional Court on Monday. The pro-government paper at the same time chides Hovannisian’s Zharangutyun for trying to turn the move into a “public show.”
“Haykakan Zhamanak” says that Armenia is very vulnerable to another global economic downturn. The paper says that the Armenian economy remains highly dependent on cash remittances from abroad and that it has undergone no major positive changes since the 2009 recession. “On the contrary, the economy has become even more concentrated in the hands of just a few families, making it even less competitive and more vulnerable” it claims … So all we can do is to pray that the next crisis is a bit milder.”
(Tigran Avetisian)
“Zhamanak” takes a critical look at Hovannisian’s weekend meeting with Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian. The paper says that the meeting disappointed those opposition supporters who had high hopes for Hovannisian’s post-election opposition movement. “Those concerns are more than clear and understandable,” it says. “After all, there is a precedent of cooperation between the BHK and [Levon Ter-Petrosian’s] HAK. Those two forces created hopes within the society only to step back from the presidential race and leave the public empty-handed.”
“Hayots Ashkhar” sees more clarity in Hovannisian’s post-election actions, pointing to his appeal against official results of the February 18 presidential election, which was lodged with the Constitutional Court on Monday. The pro-government paper at the same time chides Hovannisian’s Zharangutyun for trying to turn the move into a “public show.”
“Haykakan Zhamanak” says that Armenia is very vulnerable to another global economic downturn. The paper says that the Armenian economy remains highly dependent on cash remittances from abroad and that it has undergone no major positive changes since the 2009 recession. “On the contrary, the economy has become even more concentrated in the hands of just a few families, making it even less competitive and more vulnerable” it claims … So all we can do is to pray that the next crisis is a bit milder.”
(Tigran Avetisian)