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DEPUTIES ELECTED BY MAJORITARIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM REMIND THE OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OF ALI BABA AND 40 ROBBERS
arminfo
Thursday, February 16, 14:15
A member of the parliament from the opposition Heritage party, Larisa
Alaverdyan, said at today's press-conference that it is a great honor
for the opposition not to have relevant representatives at majoritarian
ballot stations, as they remind her of Ali Baba and 40 robbers.
"There are various qualifications in the civilized countries to
become a member of parliament, but in Armenia we have only one
qualification - money. To be elected by the majoritarian electoral
system representatives of the authorities should have just 1 mln
drams", - she said and added that transition to the 100% proportional
electoral system will make it possible to get rid of fraud and bribery.
For his part, a deputy from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
Hovanes Sahakyan, said that the opposition's suggestion to transfer to
the 100% proportional electoral system is a political PR. "The fair
elections depend not on the proportional or majoritarian electoral
systems, but on the electoral culture and political will. If the
intentions of the opposition were serious, they would collect 27
signatures and appeal to the Constitutional Court to define if the
100% proportional electoral system is in line with the Constitution",
- he said.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Thursday, February 16, 14:15
A member of the parliament from the opposition Heritage party, Larisa
Alaverdyan, said at today's press-conference that it is a great honor
for the opposition not to have relevant representatives at majoritarian
ballot stations, as they remind her of Ali Baba and 40 robbers.
"There are various qualifications in the civilized countries to
become a member of parliament, but in Armenia we have only one
qualification - money. To be elected by the majoritarian electoral
system representatives of the authorities should have just 1 mln
drams", - she said and added that transition to the 100% proportional
electoral system will make it possible to get rid of fraud and bribery.
For his part, a deputy from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia,
Hovanes Sahakyan, said that the opposition's suggestion to transfer to
the 100% proportional electoral system is a political PR. "The fair
elections depend not on the proportional or majoritarian electoral
systems, but on the electoral culture and political will. If the
intentions of the opposition were serious, they would collect 27
signatures and appeal to the Constitutional Court to define if the
100% proportional electoral system is in line with the Constitution",
- he said.
From: A. Papazian