Political analyst: Armenia is governed by family clans
Political analyst Levon Shirinyan does not think that Armenia’s new prime minister [Hovik Abrahamyan] will take any measures to put an end to monopolies in the economy. “If his predecessor [Tigran Sargsyan] said he ‘would fight the phenomenon,’ but he could not, this man [Hovik Abrahamyan] does not say such a thing. So, shall we hope that he will do it? I have no reasons to be pessimistic or optimistic in the issue. The country has reached a deadlock, and they should take drastic measures to save the situation. It is always easy to criticize someone from the very start. He [Hovik Abrahamyan] may realize the complexity of the situation,” said Mr Shirinyan. Among the priority issues that need to be tackled the analyst singled out the problems of demography, migration, mine plundering and corruption. “If the government does not present a program of radical changes, these problems cannot be handled,” he stressed. “Of course Armenia is governed by family clans. This is unacceptable and is not specific to the East,” he said. The political analyst says Tigran Sargsyan resigned under the pressure of a civil movement which is supported by non-coalition forces.
