"The opposition is going to "war". What will the future parliament be like?" "Fact"

The start of a new political phase in Armenia is not just the beginning of legislative work, but a new “war front” of systemic, tense and uncompromising confrontation, where the parliamentary rostrum will turn into the main platform of the political struggle for existence. The decision by the opposition “Strong Armenia” and “Armenia” blocs to take the mandates is not a sign of reconciliation or acceptance of the existing rules of the game, but a conscious step to enter an area where a difficult and brutal struggle awaits.

The future parliament will clearly not be a classic legislative body: it will become the front line of political clashes, legal protection and exposure of government illegalities. And although the CP is more numerous in the parliament, moreover, the entire state system and administrative resources are in their hands, the de facto authorities have such worries and fears that they are increasingly deepening the "legal" pressure on the oppositionists, and in the future they will try to use the entire state resource, including the law enforcement system, to hinder and paralyze the activities of opposition political forces. However, it is precisely under these conditions that a new quality of parliamentary resistance will be formed, where each session, discussion or statement will have exceptional political weight and tension.

Despite internal pressures, a chain of illegalities and the administrative and law enforcement levers concentrated in the hands of the government, the opposition forces, as it seems, not only do not retreat, but are also getting stronger, which is why the government is getting mixed up in this way. Moreover, the opposition has powerful tools in its hands, the competent and effective use of which can radically change the ratio of political forces. One of the primary levers is activation on international platforms. If the opposition presents the political repressions and human rights violations taking place in Armenia to the international community with evidence, it can create serious external pressure on the authorities.

On the other hand, one of the key and most effective directions of the struggle will be work on the ground and maintaining direct, constant contact with voters. Today, there are already clear and visible examples when, after the elections, for example, “Strong Armenia” actively travels to the regions, meets with citizens and, not limited to political statements, begins to solve specific, real problems “on the ground”, providing practical support to residents. The combination of parliamentary tools, external pressure and such consistent and systematic work carried out on the ground can form a qualitatively new, practical and real-resulting parliamentary opposition, which, with its effective work, is able to build trust in a wide circle of society and achieve a change of power in the country.