Maybe Raffi Hovhannisian is not able to make a revolution in Armenia, but the fact is that his demonstrations and movement changed the opposition. During yesterday’s demonstration the ARF, represented by its activist Armen Rustamyan, announced in the square that their political power unequivocally agreed with the fact of Raffi Hovhannisyan and his Heritage party being the only opposition force.
President of the Union of Employers of Armenia Gagik Makaryan thinks Serzh Sargsyan will not take any drastic actions aimed at development of the economy after being elected president for the second time. “I think the term of five years is not fully enough for bigger and serious changes.
On the occasion of the conduct of presidential elections of February 18 and the developments that followed it, 168-Zham asked a few questions to the US Ambassador to Armenia John Haffern.
Prior to the presidential elections of February 18 the number one opposition party of Armenia was the ANC and number one opposition leader was Levon Ter-Petrosyan. All the hopes of conducting revolution and changing the country were connected to him. After the presidential elections the situation drastically changes in the country and Raffi Hovhannisian takes on the role of the opposition and his Heritage party.
