How will the Armenian president-initiated
Constitutional referendum affect Russia’s future relations with Armenia?
I
think Russian considers the referendum as Armenia’s internal affairs. It rather
cares for the domestic stability in Armenia. However, the victory of the ruling
party at the referendum does not ensure a long-term victory of the regime or
domestic stability in Armenia. The voting outcome – amid a high percentage of “NO” votes, not
high turnover, and fraud claims – is not impressive enough to speak of
Sargsyan’s ‘double-digit’ victory.
Meantime, the referendum once again proved the weakness of the Armenian
opposition, lack of recognized leaders and alternative program of the country’s
future. …read more
Source: Arminfo
