In a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, the head of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, political scientist Stepan Grigoryan said that the most important political event in Armenia in 2012 was the parliamentary elections.

According to Grigoryan, the latest parliamentary elections, even with a number of issues, have been better than the previous ones.

“All the six parties and political blocks, which had a chance to be in Parliament, got the seats in the Parliament. All opposition parties are now represented in the parliament. Another thing is that we all know that there are serious flaws in the electoral system,” Grigoryan said.

The expert also noted that the year was a competition between two major political parties - the ruling Republican Party and the Prosperous Armenia party.

“The struggle was not between the opposition and the government, but between government and political power, which is part of the authorities. However, the refusal of the Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan to participate in presidential elections, is a major event that will make the upcoming presidential elections ‘technical’,” Grigoryan concluded.