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DISAPPOINTED WITH PRIME MINISTER?
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25778.html
Published: 14:55:45 - 11/04/2012
Recently Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan who is a Republican and
rests on the third line of the Republican ticket has been frequently
revering Russia by way of expressing his loyalty to Russian politics
and geopolitics in interviews with the Russian press.
At the time of Tigran Sargsyan's appointment, a lot of people wondered
why Serzh Sargsyan appointed non-partisan Tigran Sargsyan to the post
of prime minister. Republican Rafik Petrosyan disclosed the secret
during the parliamentary briefings.
Petrosyan announced that Tigran Sargsyan's appointment was largely
facilitated by the international financial organizations, while Serzh
Sargsyan had to take their opinion into consideration.
But even without Rafik Petrosyan, most people think that Tigran
Sargsyan was the prime minister of these international financial
organizations. It was not accidental that these organizations
appreciated his monetary policy as president of the Central Bank,
when the dram revaluated steeply, destroying the local producers
and boosting import, at the same time squeezing the public living
on remittances.
It is not accidental that the international financial organizations
still encourage Tigran Sargsyan's economic policy though none of the
targets has been reached in the past four years of his tenure.
Instead, the SMEs were hacked to death, which either had to close
down or be taken over by bigger companies, including the ones run by
Prime Minister Sargsyan's close entourage.
The reforms which Tigran Sargsyan proclaimed were not implemented.
Monopolies and oligopolies still feel comfortable in Armenia except
for some demonstrative fines. Provincialism still enjoys the favor
of the government, and the public administration reform is seen in
TV reports more often than in real life. As to the role of knowledge
and intellect in government, the best illustration thereto is the
Republican candidates for parliament nominated and supported by
Tigran Sargsyan.
It is clear that Tigran Sargsyan is not responsible for everything
because there is a president who is the leader of the parliamentary
majority forming the government and appointing the prime minister,
approving his economic policy, and generally defining the character
and moral image of the government.
However, Tigran Sargsyan is responsible for his role in government
and if the president does not support progress or sufficient pace
of reforms pledged by the prime minister, either the prime minister
declares that and opposes to the policy of the president or simply
resigns from government and the ruling party, trying to promote his
own vision with the help of supporters.
Tigran Sargsyan does neither of these. Instead, he follows the main
segment of the Armenian government and reverences intensively to
Russia. Meanwhile, Russia is a strategic ally of Armenia but every
step it takes is evidence that the agreement has departed from the
reality if it has ever had a real basis at all.
Russia has never made a strategic proposal or a mechanism of
modernization to Armenia in politics, economy, and generally public
mentality and values.
Hence, it is at least strange that the prime minister who is for
reforms intensively reverences to Russia.
Apparently the reason is the disappointment of the West with Tigran
Sargsyan and doubts about efficiency of his reform resource in the
government. The Republican image would be a real milestone thereto
but this image showed that Tigran Sargsyan did not stand the trial.
Perhaps it is not accidental that the prime minister again applied to
Russia, this time not as a student but a beggar of political support.
Meanwhile, Russian applicants and beggars are too many on the Armenian
political arena, and their efficiency is low, just like the situation
of the country, almost zero. Hence, by joining the applicants, Tigran
Sargsyan will hardly be able to improve the situation, big though
his wish might be.
By the way, the so-called tactics of "false perfidy" is possible,
namely use of Russian loyalty for campaign tactics, while after the
elections struggle for reforms resumes in government.
However, the knowledge and intellect of the prime minister are enough
to understand that Putin's Russia will not have this tactics.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25778.html
Published: 14:55:45 - 11/04/2012
Recently Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan who is a Republican and
rests on the third line of the Republican ticket has been frequently
revering Russia by way of expressing his loyalty to Russian politics
and geopolitics in interviews with the Russian press.
At the time of Tigran Sargsyan's appointment, a lot of people wondered
why Serzh Sargsyan appointed non-partisan Tigran Sargsyan to the post
of prime minister. Republican Rafik Petrosyan disclosed the secret
during the parliamentary briefings.
Petrosyan announced that Tigran Sargsyan's appointment was largely
facilitated by the international financial organizations, while Serzh
Sargsyan had to take their opinion into consideration.
But even without Rafik Petrosyan, most people think that Tigran
Sargsyan was the prime minister of these international financial
organizations. It was not accidental that these organizations
appreciated his monetary policy as president of the Central Bank,
when the dram revaluated steeply, destroying the local producers
and boosting import, at the same time squeezing the public living
on remittances.
It is not accidental that the international financial organizations
still encourage Tigran Sargsyan's economic policy though none of the
targets has been reached in the past four years of his tenure.
Instead, the SMEs were hacked to death, which either had to close
down or be taken over by bigger companies, including the ones run by
Prime Minister Sargsyan's close entourage.
The reforms which Tigran Sargsyan proclaimed were not implemented.
Monopolies and oligopolies still feel comfortable in Armenia except
for some demonstrative fines. Provincialism still enjoys the favor
of the government, and the public administration reform is seen in
TV reports more often than in real life. As to the role of knowledge
and intellect in government, the best illustration thereto is the
Republican candidates for parliament nominated and supported by
Tigran Sargsyan.
It is clear that Tigran Sargsyan is not responsible for everything
because there is a president who is the leader of the parliamentary
majority forming the government and appointing the prime minister,
approving his economic policy, and generally defining the character
and moral image of the government.
However, Tigran Sargsyan is responsible for his role in government
and if the president does not support progress or sufficient pace
of reforms pledged by the prime minister, either the prime minister
declares that and opposes to the policy of the president or simply
resigns from government and the ruling party, trying to promote his
own vision with the help of supporters.
Tigran Sargsyan does neither of these. Instead, he follows the main
segment of the Armenian government and reverences intensively to
Russia. Meanwhile, Russia is a strategic ally of Armenia but every
step it takes is evidence that the agreement has departed from the
reality if it has ever had a real basis at all.
Russia has never made a strategic proposal or a mechanism of
modernization to Armenia in politics, economy, and generally public
mentality and values.
Hence, it is at least strange that the prime minister who is for
reforms intensively reverences to Russia.
Apparently the reason is the disappointment of the West with Tigran
Sargsyan and doubts about efficiency of his reform resource in the
government. The Republican image would be a real milestone thereto
but this image showed that Tigran Sargsyan did not stand the trial.
Perhaps it is not accidental that the prime minister again applied to
Russia, this time not as a student but a beggar of political support.
Meanwhile, Russian applicants and beggars are too many on the Armenian
political arena, and their efficiency is low, just like the situation
of the country, almost zero. Hence, by joining the applicants, Tigran
Sargsyan will hardly be able to improve the situation, big though
his wish might be.
By the way, the so-called tactics of "false perfidy" is possible,
namely use of Russian loyalty for campaign tactics, while after the
elections struggle for reforms resumes in government.
However, the knowledge and intellect of the prime minister are enough
to understand that Putin's Russia will not have this tactics.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress