Wednesday, August 29 2018 11:50

ArmInfo. What is happening in  Armenia is simply unrestrained populism, the consequences of which  for a long time will restrain the development of the country. This  opinion was expressed by the ex-President of Armenia Robert  Kocharyan, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in an  exclusive interview with NTV.

According to him, the new government of Armenia simply does not  understand what the mechanism of state administration means. "It is  interesting, but the prices for electricity, utilities, pensions,  salaries, tax code, can also be discussed in this area?  This is not  only a matter of lack of experience: it is a matter of total  misunderstanding, what is a state management mechanism, that such a  separation of powers, "he said.  According to Kocharyan, there is a  revolutionary euphoria that cannot last long. "Do you know at least  one example of at least one revolution, after which people's lives  have become better?  Maybe it's Egypt, maybe it's Tunisia, maybe it's  Syria, maybe it's Libya?" The life of people has deteriorated a lot.  Maybe it's Ukraine? In addition to the loss of territory, the quality  of life of people has dropped markedly, maybe this is Georgia, it is  the loss of territory, give me one example, I see no reason why we  should be better, "R.  Kocharyan said.

In response to a question about whether he has new premier ambitions,  Kocharian noted that he does not want to say about it: "I do not want  to talk about the future. Why did I decide to return to politics,  because right now I expressed a lot of anxiety, and I cannot stay  away from all this. I would not have done this if this anxiety had  not pushed me into politics. "