ArmInfo. "The program of the new government of Armenia is a document about the absence of the program. And it's ridiculous to talk about its revolutionism, taking into account the 5% economic growth rate embedded in it." Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan stated this in an interview with the "168 Zham".newspaper
He noted that, in essence, this program is a set of slogans and wishes, and it demonstrates the complete inability and unwillingness of the new authorities to undertake obligations for the breakthrough development of Armenia and the improvement of the quality of life of citizens. "The authorities did not understand that the brand" revolution "is one of the worst for stimulating investment policy. And the cause of poverty is not in people's heads, but in the wretchedness of rulers' thinking (Prime Minister Pashinyan said in one of his speeches that in the heads of people, Ed. note) ", - Robert Kocharyan stressed.
The second president of Armenia also noted that the revolutionary euphoria and the excitement of the masses began to be replaced by disappointment due to unfulfilled expectations. "As is known from social psychology, in such cases, as a rule, euphoria turns into anger or apathy. There is a feeling of deceit, and people naturally begin to look for the guilty. As a rule, those with whom they associate their unfulfilled expectations and hopes. So it was after the presidential elections of 1991, when euphoria was replaced by hatred of the ANM. Most likely, in the autumn, the level of trust of the authorities will fall so much that the topic of its legitimacy will become relevant. What will happen next? Hangover, with all the ensuing consequences, "Kocharyan stressed.
Touching upon the statement of the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in which he, in essence, disowned the connection with the current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kocharyan stated that this connection is nevertheless obvious.