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TSARUKYAN SEIZES VOTES FROM RP
NAIRA HAYRUMYAN
Lragir.am
26 Nov 2010
After deputy chairman of Orinats Yerkir Party /Country of Law, OYP/
Heghine Bisharyan became a member of the parliamentary commission on
Euro-integration issues, which now belongs to the Bargavach Hayastan
Party, information appeared that BHK is getting ready to leave the
coalition.
Apparently, the withdrawal from coalition of BHK is seriously
considered as by the very party so its coalition partners from the
Republican Party and the Rule of Law. There are reasons for this: it
is obvious that in this situation, it is advantageous for BHK to be
outside the coalition than with the government. Sociologist Aharon
Adibekyan also stated about this; he thinks that the only chance
for Gagik Tsarukyan is stay at distance from the power preserving
administrative levers.
BHK's withdrawal from the coalition is advantageous for the Republican
Party too, which does not want to share the votes obtained with the
help of administrative resources. In 2007 parliamentary elections
and in 2008 presidential elections, RP and BHK were in one team and
worked hand in hand. More, Gagik Tsarukyan's force resource became
a reliable support for the Republicans. At the end, the Republican
Party "gave" to Tsarukyan only 200 thousand votes, though the party
had 400 thousand members.
Then Tsarukyan kept silence, but during the Yerevan Mayor election
in 2009, he was obviously acting alone: we can remember a number of
clashes between the electoral headquarters of Republican and Bargavach
Hayastan Parties.
Of course, during the upcoming parliamentary elections Tsarukyan will
pose the problem to get the most votes - he has already announced
about 50% +1 vote. But because he knows how many votes he actually
has, his main task will be to deprive the Republican Party of those
votes which are obtained through not entirely legal means. Say, under
this light, we can consider the revelation of the Control Chamber
relating to 60 thousand "dead souls", which for many years now receive
a pension from the Pension Fund and, apparently, "vote". CC Chairman
is a Gagik Tsarukyan's team-mate, and he, in fact, hinted to the BHK,
that it will not allow this resource be used during elections.
The position of the Republican Party in connection with the amendments
to the Election Code is interesting too. MPs from the Bargavach
Hayastan Party have repeatedly advocated the amendment to the order
of formation of election commissions, insisting on an equal number of
representatives from government and opposition. In fact, if the order
will be amended, BHK, leaving the coalition, will get more chances to
be represented in the election commissions and control the situation,
not allowing falsifications by the Republicans.
Proceeding from this logic, we have to expect regular "leakages"
which will point out other illegal sources of "popularity" of the
Republican Party. Say, former soldiers are possible to tell how they
were forced to vote for the Republican Party.
From: A. Papazian
NAIRA HAYRUMYAN
Lragir.am
26 Nov 2010
After deputy chairman of Orinats Yerkir Party /Country of Law, OYP/
Heghine Bisharyan became a member of the parliamentary commission on
Euro-integration issues, which now belongs to the Bargavach Hayastan
Party, information appeared that BHK is getting ready to leave the
coalition.
Apparently, the withdrawal from coalition of BHK is seriously
considered as by the very party so its coalition partners from the
Republican Party and the Rule of Law. There are reasons for this: it
is obvious that in this situation, it is advantageous for BHK to be
outside the coalition than with the government. Sociologist Aharon
Adibekyan also stated about this; he thinks that the only chance
for Gagik Tsarukyan is stay at distance from the power preserving
administrative levers.
BHK's withdrawal from the coalition is advantageous for the Republican
Party too, which does not want to share the votes obtained with the
help of administrative resources. In 2007 parliamentary elections
and in 2008 presidential elections, RP and BHK were in one team and
worked hand in hand. More, Gagik Tsarukyan's force resource became
a reliable support for the Republicans. At the end, the Republican
Party "gave" to Tsarukyan only 200 thousand votes, though the party
had 400 thousand members.
Then Tsarukyan kept silence, but during the Yerevan Mayor election
in 2009, he was obviously acting alone: we can remember a number of
clashes between the electoral headquarters of Republican and Bargavach
Hayastan Parties.
Of course, during the upcoming parliamentary elections Tsarukyan will
pose the problem to get the most votes - he has already announced
about 50% +1 vote. But because he knows how many votes he actually
has, his main task will be to deprive the Republican Party of those
votes which are obtained through not entirely legal means. Say, under
this light, we can consider the revelation of the Control Chamber
relating to 60 thousand "dead souls", which for many years now receive
a pension from the Pension Fund and, apparently, "vote". CC Chairman
is a Gagik Tsarukyan's team-mate, and he, in fact, hinted to the BHK,
that it will not allow this resource be used during elections.
The position of the Republican Party in connection with the amendments
to the Election Code is interesting too. MPs from the Bargavach
Hayastan Party have repeatedly advocated the amendment to the order
of formation of election commissions, insisting on an equal number of
representatives from government and opposition. In fact, if the order
will be amended, BHK, leaving the coalition, will get more chances to
be represented in the election commissions and control the situation,
not allowing falsifications by the Republicans.
Proceeding from this logic, we have to expect regular "leakages"
which will point out other illegal sources of "popularity" of the
Republican Party. Say, former soldiers are possible to tell how they
were forced to vote for the Republican Party.
From: A. Papazian