The society should not set too difficult tasks for the Sacred Movement – Viktor Soghomonyan

The society should not set too difficult tasks for the Sacred Movement and should not expect that tomorrow, or, for example, on September 5, the movement will take to the streets and change the government, Alpha News founder, PhD in political sciences, professor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Viktor Soghomonyan said on Alpha News live.

“It is often said that there are a thousand ways to change power, but it is not like that. There are only 3-4 ways to change power. Humanity has not yet invented anything else. These are the peaceful change of power, the armed coup, violating the laws, the election, and when the government itself decides to resign peacefully. Now, fortunately, no one is resorting to an armed coup because it is a destructive path for any state. Peaceful acts of disobedience do not seem to contribute to a change of power; it has not changed even after the elections, but there are elections ahead. From this point of view, I would like us, as a society, not to set too difficult tasks for the Sacred Movement, not to expect that tomorrow, for example, on September 5 or 10, or in October, the Sacred Movement will take to the streets and change the government,” Soghomonyan said.

Instead, he suggests looking at the issue from a different perspective, for example, what the movement gave to society.

“The movement united many people who simply reject politics; that is, they do not want to be on the side of the opposition, the government, or political parties, but they are ready to serve society as a group of individuals. In my opinion, this is a very good thing that no one has succeeded in this before. At the same time, there is a certain political confusion in the movement, that is, the type and number of its participants, and the fact that they represent different poles slightly deviates from the actual political direction. In my opinion, the movement will continue to play an important role and show that the Armenian people still have immunity and are not ready to humbly accept this ‘disease’ and the dangers that surround them. And the movement will come to a situation where it should take a certain institutional form. This should happen not because we want it to, but because the political environment requires a certain institutionalization,” Soghomonyan concluded.