Armenia’s Dubious Election
A Fistful of Euros posts an entry on what it calls “Armenia’s Dubious Election.” However, the blog says that the outcome of last week’s presidential election was pretty much known well in advance, and while corruption and poverty are still facts of life, that’s not to say the incumbent authorities have been totally reckless when it comes to governance.
[I]t hasn’t been a bad decade for Armenia. Lots of corruption and whatnot, but also lots of economic growth. Oligarchs and mafia, but that’s true in most of the former USSR. The stalemate over Nagorno-Karabakh hasn’t changed, but it hasn’t gotten worse either. And the leadership has managed to stay friendly with Russia, neighboring Iran, and the West all at the same time, which is pretty impressive when you think about it.
Key point: the average Armenian is somewhat better off. There are plenty of problems in Armenia, goodness knows, but I don’t see the sort of festering resentment that leads to governments being suddenly overthrown.
- Published:
- 02.27.08 / 11am by Onnik
- Category:
- Armenia, Armenia Presidential Election 2008, Blogs, Candidates, Demonstrations, Economy, News Briefs, Opinion, Rallies, Revolution
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