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POLITICAL BAZAAR
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25879.html
Published: 13:30:54 - 19/04/2012
The issue of the Republican monopoly is the core issue of the election
campaign and the political process. However, the issue of this monopoly
is interpreted in a wrong way. The problem is not the absolute majority
and the post of president held by the Republican Party.
After the elections of 2003 the situation in Armenia was such that
the Republicans did not have 50% of parliament, the post of president
of the National Assembly but the state was not more democratic, and
the government was not more legitimate and legal, the mechanism of
forming government was not constitutional, and the result was that
instead of the Constitution the Republican Party took on an important
role by winning absolute majority.
Consequently, when the issue of dissolving or neutralizing the monopoly
is set forth, it does not mean establishment of constitutional order
and raising the level of legality in the country, a new development
aimed at the democratic environment.
Hence, the problem requires a more clear stress. Armenia will need
constitutional order because if the Republicans share government
among two or three, or even four forces, reaching agreement with the
opposition forces, the dynamics of development and content of the
state and the society will hardly change essentially.
The consequence could be the loss of public confidence in forces
with a certain role and mission in these agreements, causing
dissatisfaction and thereby ensuring the establishment of absolute
power in Armenia in one round either by the Republican Party and the
Prosperous Armenia Party, or any other political group or bloc of
a difficult configuration. It is not essential. The essential thing
is that Armenia will face the prospect of a new absolute power after
the new wave of dissatisfaction.
When in 2003 the Justice Bloc, Artashes Geghamyan, and posturing
opposition Orinats Yerkir and ARF Dashnaktsutyun entered into political
deals, each of them separately, the result was the opposition vacuum
in Armenia, so in 2007 the government had to resist itself by means
of Prosperous Armenia Party.
It was the least but positive chance of development of the state which,
however, did not have a positive influence on the state and the society
because the quota-based anti-monopoly political situation that occurred
in 2003 led to social apathy. In the meantime, were it possible to
ensure public activeness, internecine race, independent from the
will of its subjects, would result in positive developments for the
society helping the system to open up rather than legitimization of
the monopoly.
Now that the problem is viewed in the context of neutralization of the
political monopoly, in other words, end the mandate of the Republican
Party as the sole legal person managing all the government bodies and
assign more people to this role, after the parliamentary elections
the new wave of public apathy will be inevitable.
And it means that in 2017-2018 Armenia will be threatened by a new
absolute government which will be formed in the internecine fight.
Hence, now it is not important how many legal persons will share
power in the result of the parliamentary election or whether they
will shape the so-called political parliamentary system at all.
The important thing is whether there will be a social and civil
movement which will have sufficient quantity and quality to be able
to impose something, will not be politicized, and will not obey
the political plans of any party or group, whose core demand will
be establishment of constitutional order instead of compromises
characteristic of the principles of the political market, in which
almost all the main participants of the parliamentary election are
engaged.
When there is such a movement, it is not important whether the
Republican Party holds entire power or several parties share power
because it is not important what balance works inside the government.
The balance to government outside it is important.
Without a balance outside, when everyone is located in one realm, even
though it might be done with the most democratic and constitutional
slogans, the result is that the government is permanently collected
and shared, and people never share it.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25879.html
Published: 13:30:54 - 19/04/2012
The issue of the Republican monopoly is the core issue of the election
campaign and the political process. However, the issue of this monopoly
is interpreted in a wrong way. The problem is not the absolute majority
and the post of president held by the Republican Party.
After the elections of 2003 the situation in Armenia was such that
the Republicans did not have 50% of parliament, the post of president
of the National Assembly but the state was not more democratic, and
the government was not more legitimate and legal, the mechanism of
forming government was not constitutional, and the result was that
instead of the Constitution the Republican Party took on an important
role by winning absolute majority.
Consequently, when the issue of dissolving or neutralizing the monopoly
is set forth, it does not mean establishment of constitutional order
and raising the level of legality in the country, a new development
aimed at the democratic environment.
Hence, the problem requires a more clear stress. Armenia will need
constitutional order because if the Republicans share government
among two or three, or even four forces, reaching agreement with the
opposition forces, the dynamics of development and content of the
state and the society will hardly change essentially.
The consequence could be the loss of public confidence in forces
with a certain role and mission in these agreements, causing
dissatisfaction and thereby ensuring the establishment of absolute
power in Armenia in one round either by the Republican Party and the
Prosperous Armenia Party, or any other political group or bloc of
a difficult configuration. It is not essential. The essential thing
is that Armenia will face the prospect of a new absolute power after
the new wave of dissatisfaction.
When in 2003 the Justice Bloc, Artashes Geghamyan, and posturing
opposition Orinats Yerkir and ARF Dashnaktsutyun entered into political
deals, each of them separately, the result was the opposition vacuum
in Armenia, so in 2007 the government had to resist itself by means
of Prosperous Armenia Party.
It was the least but positive chance of development of the state which,
however, did not have a positive influence on the state and the society
because the quota-based anti-monopoly political situation that occurred
in 2003 led to social apathy. In the meantime, were it possible to
ensure public activeness, internecine race, independent from the
will of its subjects, would result in positive developments for the
society helping the system to open up rather than legitimization of
the monopoly.
Now that the problem is viewed in the context of neutralization of the
political monopoly, in other words, end the mandate of the Republican
Party as the sole legal person managing all the government bodies and
assign more people to this role, after the parliamentary elections
the new wave of public apathy will be inevitable.
And it means that in 2017-2018 Armenia will be threatened by a new
absolute government which will be formed in the internecine fight.
Hence, now it is not important how many legal persons will share
power in the result of the parliamentary election or whether they
will shape the so-called political parliamentary system at all.
The important thing is whether there will be a social and civil
movement which will have sufficient quantity and quality to be able
to impose something, will not be politicized, and will not obey
the political plans of any party or group, whose core demand will
be establishment of constitutional order instead of compromises
characteristic of the principles of the political market, in which
almost all the main participants of the parliamentary election are
engaged.
When there is such a movement, it is not important whether the
Republican Party holds entire power or several parties share power
because it is not important what balance works inside the government.
The balance to government outside it is important.
Without a balance outside, when everyone is located in one realm, even
though it might be done with the most democratic and constitutional
slogans, the result is that the government is permanently collected
and shared, and people never share it.