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As anyone that follows Armenian news would know, right now Armenia is in a bad spot. The opposition and the authorities are quite divided and there doesnt seem much room for a compromise, with the opposition asking for a referendum of confidence and Kocharian and his allies dismissing the idea completely. I just read an article that really troubled me very much: http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeni...DCCBE1F764.ASP
because it shows how the authorities are cracking down and are not even making a pretense of being democratic or open. this makes me angry and now i am in support of the opposition.
Armenia's GDP actually shrunk in January as compared to last January, and the rise in GDP in February as compared to last February was one of the lowest in the CIS. This demonstrates to me how the GDP growth was so dependant on Kirk Kirkorian's Lincy aid. I am sick and tired of Kocharian and his undemocratic way of running the country. He has failed on almost every one of his promises. From settleing the Kharabakh conflict to creating jobs. And everywhere I look I read about how bad the situation is.
#1 Russia basically controls our country
#2 Half the country is living in poverty
#3 The entire country except for Yerevan is not growing at all
#4 The environmental situation in the country is absolutely horrendous.
#5 Corruption is rampant and it seems anyone connected with the government can get away with anything
#6 Democracy is extremely stifled. From the latest attacks on the opposition and the press and unqualified arrests of opposition deputies to us just recently passin the 2nd anniversary of the closure of A1+.
Now I'm not saying that Demirchian is going to come and solve all our problems but I think that he is young and is not instilled with the corruption and deceit of the communist system and will not try to stifle democracy and use force against his opposition. We also need someone who looks to the US and EU and not to old decaying Russia for help.
because it shows how the authorities are cracking down and are not even making a pretense of being democratic or open. this makes me angry and now i am in support of the opposition.
Armenia's GDP actually shrunk in January as compared to last January, and the rise in GDP in February as compared to last February was one of the lowest in the CIS. This demonstrates to me how the GDP growth was so dependant on Kirk Kirkorian's Lincy aid. I am sick and tired of Kocharian and his undemocratic way of running the country. He has failed on almost every one of his promises. From settleing the Kharabakh conflict to creating jobs. And everywhere I look I read about how bad the situation is.
#1 Russia basically controls our country
#2 Half the country is living in poverty
#3 The entire country except for Yerevan is not growing at all
#4 The environmental situation in the country is absolutely horrendous.
#5 Corruption is rampant and it seems anyone connected with the government can get away with anything
#6 Democracy is extremely stifled. From the latest attacks on the opposition and the press and unqualified arrests of opposition deputies to us just recently passin the 2nd anniversary of the closure of A1+.
Now I'm not saying that Demirchian is going to come and solve all our problems but I think that he is young and is not instilled with the corruption and deceit of the communist system and will not try to stifle democracy and use force against his opposition. We also need someone who looks to the US and EU and not to old decaying Russia for help.
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