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The Hetq weekly suggests that “the evident boldness of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) to bring some degree of autonomy to the political field turned it into a large and tasty morsel hungrily eyed by the other important players…” “They want to get their hands on the BHK and the reason is clear. Any position taken by the BHK, whether to leave or stay in the ruling coalition, will lead to a major reshuffling of the political landscape. Understanding the cards it brings to the table, the BHK is trying to draw the game out and raise the stakes and derive the maximum concessions from the president.”

“168 Zham” writes about several theories regarding the same subject that exist among analysts. “Some suggest that President Serzh Sarkisian, using the occasion provided by opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian, who extended an offer of cooperation to the BHK, is trying to get the last and final oath of allegiance from the BHK, others claim the arrests of some BHK supporters may be aimed at creating the image of a persecuted political force for the BHK. According to another theory, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian may also have a hand in these processes as, proceeding from his own interest, he is doing everything for the BHK’s representation in the next parliament to be limited.”

“Zhamanak” sees an interesting situation emerging in the BHK-HHK relations. The paper writes: “Levon Ter-Petrosian made some ‘political analysis’ about possible cooperation between the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) and the BHK and Serzh Sarkisian began to arrest BHK members. But the BHK is saying nothing in reply to the HAK, it is not saying ‘yes’. Isn’t it too strong a reaction from the authorities?”

“Yerkir” writes on President Sarkisian’s November 29-30 official visit to Georgia. “In Tbilisi, the president declared that he is not concerned that businessmen from Armenia set up companies in Georgia, because that, as it turns out, brings the two countries economically closer together. If this is the priority for the state, then at least businesspeople in Armenia should be advised to transfer all of their businesses and capitals to Georgia. But at first it was the government, in particular Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian, who insisted that there was no outflow of business capital to Georgia. Now it turns out there is. Simply, this is not something that should worry us.”

In an article published in “Hayots Ashkhar” National Unity Party head Artashes Geghamian argues that in the next couple of decades Armenia should get rid of illusions of becoming a member of the European Union, especially by means of complying with the requirements of the Eastern Partnership Program. He writes: “It is not a secret that many representatives of the Armenian political circles, both in the government and the opposition, pin great and futile hopes on this. We think that a comprehensive and balanced analysis… raises one question before all political forces of Armenia – is there an alternative to the Republic of Armenia’s membership in the emerging [Russia-led] Eurasian Union in terms of preserving statehood?”

(Tigran Avetisian)
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