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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

As soon as the so-called "Armenian genocide" celebrations ended, turmoil in Armenia's domestic policy caught the limelight leaving very little room for foreign policy efforts.

The media in Yerevan is now reporting about the "new wave of discontent" within the country's ruling Republican Party as its members started to "misunderstand each other".

Local Irates de facto newspaper wrote that the internal political life in Armenia, which was "kept in the fridge" until April 24, is once again awakening.

The old and newly emerged intrigues are seemingly taking center-stage again as political commotion is threatening the country' stability.

"Since there is no opposition camp and oppositional political processes are not observed anymore in the country, the rulers' camp has turned into a main stage of political developments. The ruling Republican party's internal discipline is shadowed by mutual misunderstanding among its members. A new wave of discontent is on rise," Irates de facto said.

Armenia's rulers started the planned destruction of the opposition front in early February victimizing first the country's well-known tycoon and opposition foregoer Gagik Tsarukyan. The second largest political party, Prosperous Armenia party's leader Tsarukyan faced severe persecution after he dared to speak against the authorities. As a result, he was forcibly kicked out of the political arena, despite his claims of "voluntary withdrawal". His absence led to a wave of resignations in the party - de facto weakening the Prosperous Armenia party.

The Founding Parliament, a radical opposition movement, was the next prey of the state.

The FP which planned an overthrow of the regime in the country on April 24 through non-stop rallies was hammered by a series of arrests.

Being at severe loggerheads with the country's rulers cost the opposition camp almost everything on April 7 as many of its leaders were thrown in jail.

That was viewed as the next and also final government assault on the opposition front.

While highlighting the driving factors encouraging "internal opposition" within the dominant party in Armenia, Irates de facto showed the ongoing socio-economic struggle and the inefficient policies of Yerevan.

"The party members support the idea that the current economic conditions in the country are far worse than they were during 2009 global financial and economic crisis," claimed the newspaper.

Protesting voices within the party claim that the country's top leadership is well aware of the current economic difficulties facing Armenia. Such apathy may serve as a catalyst in the possible change of Yerevan's state policy directions.

"Changes in the ruler staff is expected as well," the newspaper wrote.

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