Yesterday the NA started the discussion of the amendments of draft law on the referendum proposed by the government. Forty days after the adoption of revision package of this essential law the government will become authorized to initiate a referendum. Most probably this important draft law, which was discussed by the first reading, will be adopted by the second reading as well. And so in January-February of the next year the government will be able to hold a referendum for instance to find out whether the society supports the return of the liberated territories to Azerbaijan or to determine the status of the NKR in 20 years. Taking into account the great skills of our society to falsify elections and referendums (the Constitutional referendum of 2005 was boycotted but was interestingly supported by 1.5 million people), it becomes obvious that the law will serve as a tool to use the public opinion in the relations with the international community. If the government signs any anti-Armenian document (as of the NKR conflict it has been a long time since there has been nothing pro-Armenian on the desk of negotiators), then this issue will be set through a referendum and Garegin Azaryan and Gagik Harutyunyan will determine their results. If need to “refuse” the obligation of signing a document in the eyes of the international community, the society will vote against it and it will be presented to the internationals as the unwillingness of the society to admit the change. And vice versa if such a document is singed the society will automatically vote “for” it. And the actual public opinion will as usual be disguised through similar events like the March 1, which according to the government was an attempt to “destroy the peace in the society through violence.” Unfortunately the current developments state that the second version is more probable. And we already know how the international community “closes eyes” on the March 1 events.
