Ashot Manucharyan: Collapses can occur at any moment (video)
“Nothing will change in the country if Serzh Sargsyan steps down as the head of the country,” public and political figure Ashot Manucharyan said on January 31 when speaking about the April parliamentary elections. He says breakthrough changes in the country imply a change in the philosophy of the political elite. “The oligarchy, the political elite knows that the power is given to someone to achieve fame, opportunities and money. The recovery of the country is impossible unless there is philosophy and ideology. Have you ever heard an ideological offer that has allured you? Everyone promises to fight against corruption and monopolies. But those are only promises,” Mr Manucharyan said. The political figure says there is no need to have expectations from alliances. He says the change of power is necessary; otherwise, shakes will be inevitable. “We need major and crucial changes, people need to believe that a new page has opened but none of the political parties offers such changes in their programs,” Mr Manucharyan said. Speaking about the decision of some officials to join the ranks of the opposition ahead of the April 2 vote, he said such things happen around the world. "It shows how unstable the situation is, the government is torn apart and collapses can occur at any moment. But this is not the case only in Armenia, the same thing is happening in the entire world,” he said.
