Political terror against Yerevan ex-mayor could pave way for new  political forces - Garegin Miskaryan

ArmInfo.Political terror against Yerevan ex-mayor Hayk Marutyan could pave the way for the formation of political forces of a new quality, the public and  political figure Garegin Miskaryan told ArmInfo as he commented on Mr  Marutyan`s resignation from the post of Yerevan mayor. 

"We can see the preliminary conditions for this scenario to unfold,  and people actively working on it. And I am hopeful that next year  the work will gain momentum and the results will not be long in  coming.  The improvement of the political environment through the  formation of new political forces that would be adequate in terms of  quality and essence is vitally important. I myself associate the  enactment of this scenario with public initiatives," Mr Miskaryan  said.

In this context, he stressed that the formation of democratic  political forces in Armenia is a task to be accomplished by Armenian  society alone, as no one is going to export democracy - and Armenian  society must realize this way has no alternative. The politician  highlights the importance of formation of any least two healthy  political forces, which would assume political responsibility for  leading the country toward democracy. 

Elaborating on the political terror, Mr Miskaryan said it is a  follow-up to the terror against the elected heads of local government  bodies. According to him, the authorities` initiative is aimed at  strengthening their positions before the next elections, which will  enable the Civil Contract party to employ government agencies for  reassuming power in the future. 

"Pashinyan and his circles are well aware of their declining ratings  and public support, which makes the ruling party`s victory in the  next elections impossible. This is the cause of their desire to do  away with Marutyan at any cost, as independent local government is  one of the guarantees of formation of democratic society. Meanwhile,  the absence of independent courts and of a radically reformed  Election Code and the current situation involving local government  bodies is evidence of Armenia departing from democratic principles -  even of the authorities` moving toward authoritarianism," Mr  Miskaryan said.  According to him, the basis for this transformation  of Armenia`s ruling political force is Premier Nikol Pashinyan`s  populist and demagogic essence - he initially was not a political  figure or champion of a democratic state. Armenia`s premier is not a  bearer of any ideology and he personally confirmed it by rejecting  any "-isms." This last fact destroys all the hopes of society for any  ideological changes in Armenia, as the Pashinyan-ruled Armenia has no  ideology.