Expert: opposition’s protest marches useless without external supportMay 17, 2012 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An expert in political and electoral technologies Armen Badalyan believes protest marches won’t help Armenian opposition struggle with the authorities. Though people might have voted against current authorities, opposition forces won’t be able to make a stand for their votes without external support, the expert said. To prove his point, he cited opposition victories during Arab Spring or Orange Revolutions in CIS (Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Kirghizia) achieved through external support. Also, according to the expert, international observers’ statements on May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia should be viewed in the context of European politics. “The West expects Armenia to ratify Protocols with Turkey and promote Karabakh conflict settlement based on Madrid Principles. Based on this viewpoint, the West will benefit from Armenian parliament where the ruling authorities have a majority of seats,” he said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |