Forecast: Extraordinary elections will not lead to an internal  political settlement

ArmInfo. Early elections without the resignation of the current government are unlikely to lead to the outcome of the internal political crisis, which proceeds from the interests of the state. President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan expressed this  opinion to ArmInfo.

"The fact is that only parliamentary elections held at least at the  level of the December 2018 elections can contribute to the relaxation  of the current internal political situation. However, unfortunately,  the current situation objectively does not allow us to hold elections  of this level. The reason is obvious - the current government will  try, if possible, to use the administrative resource in the  elections, "he is convinced.  The former government and the forces  gathered around it, in turn, according to the expert, will use their  financial resources in the elections and, accordingly, leverage in  the form of large-scale distribution of bribes in the elections.   Taking into account the very low controllability of state  institutions, election commissions, law enforcement agencies and  courts, according to his forecasts, will hardly be able to prevent  various violations during the elections.

Another factor giving, according to Navasardyan, predictability, if  not the outcome of the elections, then the conditions of their  holding, is the coronavirus pandemic. In such conditions, one should  not expect active participation of international observers in the  elections in Armenia, in his opinion. Meanwhile, it is the latter  that are also a rather important circumstance in the process of  ensuring control over the conduct of elections.

Thus, the holding of early elections in such conditions, according to  the YPC President, not only will not bring the resolution of the  internal political crisis closer, but will also nullify the  democratic achievements of Armenia in 2018. The latter, according to  his forecasts, will have not only internal political, but also  international consequences for the country. And the worst thing in  all this can be the disappearance of all positive ideas about Armenia  as a young, democratic and legal state.