September 6, 2005 - 10:07 AMT
YUNUSOV: I DO NOT EXPECT ANY "ORANGE" REVOLUTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN THIS YEAR
Parliamentary election in Azerbaijan may fully result in change of domestic political atmosphere in Azerbaijan. Although main events will start in Azerbaijan closer to 2008, when the recurrent presidential election will take place, head of the Department of Conflictology and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Arif Yunusov stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. "Before that time the situation in Azerbaijan will follow the course of increase. During the present parliamentary election 25-30 places (out of 125) will be occupied by opposition and it will be a certain factor of change of the situation in the country," the political scientist noted. In his words, the authorities hope for the arrival of oil dollars in the country to notably improve the economic record, which will allow mitigating the tension in the society. However, the population will not evidently benefit from these oil dollars and these will settle down in pockets of a small group. "A serious gap between groups of population has outlined already now and the growth of discontent is obvious. However, the process has just started. I do not expect any "orange" revolutions this year," Yunusov summed up.