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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION STILL HOPES TO TRANSFORM REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTO REFERENDUM OF NO CONFIDENCE TO PRESIDENT
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8. ARMINFO. The opposition bloc Justice will
continue its meetings with electors to transform the referendum on
constitutional reforms into a referendum of the vote of no confidence
to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. Secretary of the bloc Victor
Dallakyan made this statement at a press conference at the club
Pakagits today. He said the opposition will act in two stages to
fail the project of constitutional reforms at the referendum. At
the first stage, Dallakyan said, the bloc will carry out an active
anti-propaganda of the document, and at the second stage it will tale
relevant measures to fail the project at the referendum. The deputy
did not specify the measures to be taken. He expressed confidence that
the document will not be passed at the referendum, which will become
the political death of the ruling regime. "Even the authorities do not
doubt in the failure of the referendum, which is testified by their
recent statements that a failure would not mean public distrust in
the ruling regime. Hereby, the authorities try to insure themselves
from the possible failure," Dallakyan said.
Meanwhile, he said that in the whole democratic world in case of a
failure of a project of Constitution at a national referendum, the
ruling regime that initiated the referendum sends in its resignation.
In some European states such cases have already been registered.
However, Dallakyan said the leadership of Armenia initiated
Constitutional reforms not to secure democratic development of the
country, but to secure Robert Kocharyan's reelection for the third
term and to legitimize his power.
Dallakyan also said that after the extraordinary sitting on August
29 on the constitutional reforms attended by the parliamentary
opposition as an exception, Justice bloc has receive numerous
letters from electors urging oppositionist MPs to participate in the
parliamentary sittings. Taking it into account, it is not ruled out
the Justice bloc will return to the parliament, Dallakyan said. At
the same time, he said that a possible return to the parliament will
not mean that the bloc refuses from its demands. It should be noted
that another opposition force, the National Unity party, also intends
to stop boycott of the parliamentary activity and to participate in
the autumn sitting of the Armenian parliament.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8. ARMINFO. The opposition bloc Justice will
continue its meetings with electors to transform the referendum on
constitutional reforms into a referendum of the vote of no confidence
to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. Secretary of the bloc Victor
Dallakyan made this statement at a press conference at the club
Pakagits today. He said the opposition will act in two stages to
fail the project of constitutional reforms at the referendum. At
the first stage, Dallakyan said, the bloc will carry out an active
anti-propaganda of the document, and at the second stage it will tale
relevant measures to fail the project at the referendum. The deputy
did not specify the measures to be taken. He expressed confidence that
the document will not be passed at the referendum, which will become
the political death of the ruling regime. "Even the authorities do not
doubt in the failure of the referendum, which is testified by their
recent statements that a failure would not mean public distrust in
the ruling regime. Hereby, the authorities try to insure themselves
from the possible failure," Dallakyan said.
Meanwhile, he said that in the whole democratic world in case of a
failure of a project of Constitution at a national referendum, the
ruling regime that initiated the referendum sends in its resignation.
In some European states such cases have already been registered.
However, Dallakyan said the leadership of Armenia initiated
Constitutional reforms not to secure democratic development of the
country, but to secure Robert Kocharyan's reelection for the third
term and to legitimize his power.
Dallakyan also said that after the extraordinary sitting on August
29 on the constitutional reforms attended by the parliamentary
opposition as an exception, Justice bloc has receive numerous
letters from electors urging oppositionist MPs to participate in the
parliamentary sittings. Taking it into account, it is not ruled out
the Justice bloc will return to the parliament, Dallakyan said. At
the same time, he said that a possible return to the parliament will
not mean that the bloc refuses from its demands. It should be noted
that another opposition force, the National Unity party, also intends
to stop boycott of the parliamentary activity and to participate in
the autumn sitting of the Armenian parliament.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress