We Will Participate and Win: Kocharyan to Take Part in Snap Parliamentary Elections

After the war, the alternative in the first week was whether the change of power would happen constitutionally or through revolution. If people had a bit of decency, love for their own country, and a sense of shame, they should have apologized to the people and resigned. This did not happen. This was stated today by Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan in an interview with three media outlets.

"The choice is between going through another revolution or a legitimate path. However, the legitimate path is very simple. Just 20-25 deputies, if they have a sense of patriotism, should have left the 'My Step' faction in the National Assembly, and the program for which these 17 parties united would work. They didn’t do it. This reflects the quality of our current political elite," he noted.

According to Kocharyan, political processes may begin when the weather gets warmer. When asked about his future participation in potential processes, Robert Kocharyan said he has called on his supporters to actively engage in political processes, and they are doing so.

“Why have I not been more actively involved in the processes? I have to be honest—it's because for the 'My Step' faction, I am someone they have kept in prison for two years and, thinking of their own interests, if they give me power, I will draw my sword and take revenge on them. That was also a reason I kept myself away from those processes, so that this same factor would not be used to intimidate those 20, 25, or 30 deputies. It was logical,” the second president stated.

Speaking about his participation in potential snap elections, Kocharyan mentioned that he has all the necessary tools and also a team. “It would be much better if the situation could be stabilized and elections organized in a much calmer environment, because today snap elections amid these contradictions, uncertainties, and the lack of answers to very sensitive questions are dangerous. I will definitely participate in the elections. However, if the authorities manage to impose elections more quickly, and it seems they have the votes in parliament, then again I don't think it would be right not to participate. I don’t think it’s correct to leave them alone with the public in the elections. Therefore, yes, we will participate, we will fight, and we will carry on,” he added.