What now for the opposition?

It seems unclear now what course the opposition will take. There have been reports that the opposition will carry on with their protest. Prime Minister Markaryan stated in an interview with Aykakan Zhamanak (Via Groong) that he believes the opposition will change its strategy. Predictably he sees no parallels between what happened in Georgia and the situation in Armenia.

Meanwhile Armenpress reports (permanent link on Groong) that opposition leaders admit they have made mistakes in their campaign to remove Kocharyan from power.

On Monday Ardarutyun said it would most likely start a campaign of signature collection for the removal of the president. According to Viktor Dalakian, a senior member of the alliance, though the undertaking would have a symbolic significance, as under the law even a petition with millions of signatures in the support of opposition calls does not provide for president's resignation, it would expose the volume of real popular distrust towards the authorities.

Posted by Matt on June 24, 2004 | TrackBack | Email to a friend