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Civil army to seek change of power in Armenia

5 March 2015 14:44 (UTC+04:00)
Civil army to seek change of power in Armenia

By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Neutralization of a charismatic opposition leader in Armenia following a recent political brawl has been viewed as a victory for the government and proof that dissent is decomposing.

President Serzh Sargsyan, using a severe crackdown, outshined opposition frontrunner Gagik Tsarukyan in a week-long "war" after which the latter lost all his ambitions and enthusiasm to be part of the country's political echelon.

Nonetheless, the government's triumph gave birth to the rise of a new opposition formulation instead of intimidating all of the rivals on the political arena.

Founding Parliament, an opposition force in Armenia, revealed its plan to create a civil army to resist the regime and fight for the country's liberation.

Member of the group, who arranged a rally through Armenia and was brutally stopped while entering the occupied Azerbaijani lands last month, Jirayr Sefilyan, disclosed the key purposes of the new nationwide march.

"We are now establishing an army consisting of citizens to orchestrate the people's unification and to eliminate the incumbent rulers through peaceful actions of civil disobedience. Citizens' army will not be an armed structure," Sefilyan said.

Earlier last December, member of the Founding Parliament's predecessor Pre-Parliament, Gevorg Safaryan said their loyal followers were ready to press ahead with their political war against the regime until the bitter end.

He even added that if the government were to prove oppressive in their demeanor and attempt to prevent the march from taking place peacefully, marchers would not hesitate in taking up arms to achieve their goals.

"I call on the youth in Armenia, who seek to rule their motherland, and all free souls to join the civil army ranks," Sefilyan said.

The Founding Parliament has recently called for an immediate creation of a national liberation front blaming the regime for not dealing with the country's pandemic crisis and for attempting to complete the monopolization of authority. They also lamented the setting in place of an authoritarian political oligarchy.

Sefilyan, who remains a prominent figure of the popular opposition movement has regularly condemned the unconstitutional and illegal measures which the regime has set in place against its own civilians.

If anything more troubles are brewing in between Armenia leadership and the people, as dissent is gaining traction.

Tsarukyan's recent capitulation actually proved the government's reluctance to concede a room for the opposition in Armenia's current and future politics. In turn, the opposition front backs a strong will to oust the Sargsyan-led regime and establish, what it calls, a people's power in Armenia.

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