Cooperation is an imperative
It can be clearly seen that the society is split and polarized. The effects of March 1 have not been overcome in the political sense and they are impacted by the country's economic state," says political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan.
Iskandaryan doesn't believe Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan are in a direct dialogue, however he does believe there are many people who are communicating with each other and stating the problem.
"Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Perosyan are well aware of the situation," says the political scientist, adding that both sides are taking certain steps to ameliorate the situation.
"The political state is compelling them to take steps. If not, they will face the choice of conducting new elections, participating or boycotting, accepting the results, organizing demonstrations, arresting activists or continue to ignore the opinion of an immense sector of society that is discontent with the government and expresses its complaint through different methods," says Iskandaryan.
Alexander Iskandaryan sees logic in the authorities' attempts to eliminate the effects of March 1 in some way and that will be very good if possible. According to Iskandaryan, cooperation between political forces is simply an imperative.
As for the impact of the inter-political state on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the political scientist says that factor exists and that Levon Ter-Petrosyan is right when he says the Azerbaijani can take advantage of the inter-political tension. Iskandaryan recalled Azerbaijan's active reaction to the events of March 1, but also said Armenia's adequate response didn't take too long.
