Heavy thoughts of Armenian officials: “parade of resignations” or “what kind of life is this?”

November 3, 2011 - 17:16 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Recent parade of high-ranking officials’ resignations became the highlight of Armenia’s political life, effectively overshadowing the Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader’s statement, accepting the possibility for Congress to run for parliamentary elections.

These days, Armenian public lives in anticipation of the next resignation, spreading rumors of yet another Minister’s dismissal. Armenian Prime Minister was picked as another victim of rumormongers, whose false reports the government didn’t comment in view of their absurdity.

Yet, even more so than rumors, the “colorless existence” of Armenian officials is worth attention. If, in the 1930s, Soviet officials slept with pistols under their pillows, wary of possible arrest, in modern Armenia, the officials are keeping their pens ready to sign resignation papers.

Seeing as all resigned officials were interviewed by ArmNews, Armenian people, known for their sense of humor, have spread a joke, asking everybody around, “have you been interviewed by ArmNews yet?”, or , by way of an ill wish, “ArmNews is waiting to interview you.”

So, media, as well as average citizens, have only to arm themselves with patience and pop-corn in expectation of the next sitting of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia to announce news. So far, the rumormongers are persistently spreading reports of Vice Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan’s resignation following the actual dismissals of parliamentary speaker and police chief.