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The conduct of snap parliamentary elections in Armenia may lead to the establishment of political monopoly in the country, second president Robert Kocharyan said in an interview with RIA Novosti Russian news agency. 

“Tactically, such a conduct is understandable: to achieve success now when you are at the peak of popularity. Strategically though, I see a problem. As a political figure, you win, but as a statesman, you have to think again whether it is worth doing it now,” he said. 

The ex-president voiced doubts about the success of forming a worthy parliament ‘under the conditions of euphoria’. 

“I believe, establishing a new monopoly is not right in terms of state interests,” he said, adding ‘a full authority also supposes a full responsibility.’

“I think one phase ends, and another begins, i.e. a new government will be formed that will reflect the dominating public sentiments. Upon its formation, this government will bear responsibility for all the events taking place in the country. It will be an autocratic government, a new political monopoly,” Kocharyan said.