YEREVAN. “The radical opposition in Armenia has already agreed to a dialogue with the authorities, since it realized the ANC-adopted strategy before 2008 presidential elections has exhausted itself. Now the opposition has chosen a way of rejecting political struggle by street methods and adopted a constructive stance,” Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan said in an interview with Hayots Ashkharh newspaper. He commented on the question whether a dialogue is possible between the Armenian authorities and the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC), if both sides assume different things.

According to the political analyst, the opposition realized snap elections are out of the question in the country.

“Levon Ter-Petrosyan is doing everything possible to expand his electorate. Following the dialogue with the incumbent authorities, the ANC leader will lose voters and support from marginal sector. Meanwhile, he will get an opportunity to expand his electorate with those dissatisfied with the authorities,” Minasyan said.