{"id":11009,"date":"2024-06-05T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/?p=11009"},"modified":"2024-06-30T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:15:27","slug":"tensions-increase-as-prime-minister-and-church-leaders-clash-in-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/tensions-increase-as-prime-minister-and-church-leaders-clash-in-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Increase as Prime Minister and Church Leaders Clash in Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Yerevan is entering its second month of protests against the border and delimitation process launched between Armenia and Azerbaijan in April. Relations between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the government have plummeted and may be irreconcilable<\/span><span>. Although Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has dominated the media since April, his mass rallies have failed to attract sufficient numbers to pose a serious threat to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In a household survey last month, only 12.8 percent of respondents said they would vote for Pashinyan\u2019s Civil Contract Party if elections were held that week<\/span><span>. Galstanyan\u2019s name was second at 3.9 percent despite remaining ineligible. This division and lack of support for Pashinyan will likely result in further political strife in Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Most Armenians remain undecided or do not plan to participate in the upcoming elections. As a result, the combined support for the opposition now equals that of the embattled prime minister. Assuming the government does not benefit significantly from administrative resources when the vote occurs, the opposition may significantly prevent Pashinyan from maintaining his current majority government. Galstanyan insists that his \u201cTavush for the Motherland\u201d movement is not coordinating with other political forces in the country and denies the involvement of former President Robert Kocharyan and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. The government alleges otherwise. Other commentators believe that Kocharyan and Karekin could simply be riding on Galstanyan\u2019s coattails.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In May 2022, Galstanyan joined the political protests demanding Pashinyan\u2019s resignation led by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun; ARF-D) and with the full blessing of the Catholicos. The ARF-D is the main party in Kocharyan\u2019s Armenia Alliance faction in parliament. One of its deputies, Garnik Danielyan, has been by Galstanyan\u2019s side since the beginning of the protests in Tavush. Other senior figures in Dashnaktsutyun, including party head Ishkhan Saghatelyan, attend some rallies but have tried to maintain a low profile. On May 25, Dashnaktsutyun convened a conference on the \u201cArmenian Cause\u201d in Yerevan, where Galstanyan and representatives of the Catholicos were in attendance.<\/em><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The following day, a demonstration in the capital attracted 23,000 people. Although Galstanyan\u2019s movement was waning, it had gained some lost momentum before the gathering by stating that a nomination to replace Pashinyan would be announced\u2014that candidate being Galstanyan. He also announced that he had applied to the Armenian Apostolic Church to suspend his clerical duties so he could campaign against the current government. Yet, on May 21, Galstanyan has said publicly that he still meets with the Catholicos every two days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Meanwhile, despite failing to reach critical mass, Galstanyan continues to disrupt official events. His success in doing so without warning, including in Sardarapat, has put Pashinyan\u2019s government on edge, eager to avoid any large clashes that the opposition could use against him. As the Armenian premier seeks to transform the country from \u201chistorical Armenia\u201d to \u201creal Armenia,\u201d the conflict between the government and the church looks set to continue. As a sign of that, Civil Contract MP Arsen Torosyan proposed this week to stop financing Shoghakat TV, the broadcasting arm of the Armenian Apostolic Church, officially on air since 2002. Coincidentally intended personally or not, the station was established as an audio-visual studio by Karekin II before he became Catholicos in 1995.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The full analysis is available <a href=\"https:\/\/jamestown.org\/program\/tensions-increase-as-prime-minister-and-church-leaders-clash-in-armenia\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;CONFLICT VOICES e-BOOKS&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; 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