The developments in the Middle East and Africa must be a signal for the Armenian authorities, the former Armenian FM, Head of the Civilitas Foundation Vartan Oskanian told journalists February 28. He added that all the prerequisites for a situation similar to those for developments in the Arab states are available in Armenia.  

Among them are "poverty, corruption, unemployment, political monopoly."

As regards the last factor, it is "power monopoly that is Armenia`s major problem."

Oskanian does not rule out that the Opposition represented by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnakstutyun (ARF-D) and the Heritage Party - both of which are in Parliament - as well as the extra parliamentary Armenian National Congress (ANC) may counterbalance the authorities provided they get stronger.