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WILL SARGSYAN LEAVE OFFICE OR REPUBLICAN TICKET?
JAMES HAKOBYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24945.html
Published: 17:26:13 - 27/01/2012
In answer to inquiries whether Serzh Sargsyan will head the election
list of the Republicans, the Republicans ask with a surprise who else
could do that except for the president of their party.
It seems that this spirit is logical, and the party list must be
headed by the party leader because the parliamentary election is the
most important political event for political parties.
However, there is a circumstance that the Republicans must force Serzh
Sargsyan to refuse to head the list. This circumstance is the office
of president which Serzh Sargsyan occupies.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan stated in his New Year message that the
parliamentary election is not a way to come to government, at least
he thinks so. Besides, he states that he will do everything to allow
Armenia to hold the best elections since independence.
It means that he should not participate in the elections and feature on
the Republican ticket, to act as the guarantor of the elections beyond
all the parties. In other words, if the parliamentary elections is a to
be or not to be matter for the government of Serzh Sargsyan, especially
that as a president he officially got the votes of 52% of voters,
while the official result of the Republicans in the recent elections
was around 30-40%. In other words, Serzh Sargsyan is more than the
president of the supporters of Republicans so he does not have the
right to ignore at least the 12% who are not supporters of Republicans.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan should perhaps follow Hovik Abrahamyan~Rs
example who announced to resign from the post of speaker because he is
wanted in the post of head of election staff of the Republican Party.
In other words, Hovik Abrahamyan left the post of speaker to work
for the party. In addition, at least he got Serzh Sargsyan~Rs approval.
Consequently, Serzh Sargsyan should display the same attitude to
the comparison of his role in the parliamentary elections and his
position. In other words, Serzh Sargsyan must leave the post of
president and head the Republican list or leave the Republican list
and stay in the presidential office.
Serzh Sargsyan will thereby make an important step aimed at creating a
precedent. Besides, he will indicate the sincerity of his commitment to
free and fair elections. Although in Armenia nobody is that ingenuous,
and everyone knows that the de facto state of things differs from
the de jure state of things.
JAMES HAKOBYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24945.html
Published: 17:26:13 - 27/01/2012
In answer to inquiries whether Serzh Sargsyan will head the election
list of the Republicans, the Republicans ask with a surprise who else
could do that except for the president of their party.
It seems that this spirit is logical, and the party list must be
headed by the party leader because the parliamentary election is the
most important political event for political parties.
However, there is a circumstance that the Republicans must force Serzh
Sargsyan to refuse to head the list. This circumstance is the office
of president which Serzh Sargsyan occupies.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan stated in his New Year message that the
parliamentary election is not a way to come to government, at least
he thinks so. Besides, he states that he will do everything to allow
Armenia to hold the best elections since independence.
It means that he should not participate in the elections and feature on
the Republican ticket, to act as the guarantor of the elections beyond
all the parties. In other words, if the parliamentary elections is a to
be or not to be matter for the government of Serzh Sargsyan, especially
that as a president he officially got the votes of 52% of voters,
while the official result of the Republicans in the recent elections
was around 30-40%. In other words, Serzh Sargsyan is more than the
president of the supporters of Republicans so he does not have the
right to ignore at least the 12% who are not supporters of Republicans.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan should perhaps follow Hovik Abrahamyan~Rs
example who announced to resign from the post of speaker because he is
wanted in the post of head of election staff of the Republican Party.
In other words, Hovik Abrahamyan left the post of speaker to work
for the party. In addition, at least he got Serzh Sargsyan~Rs approval.
Consequently, Serzh Sargsyan should display the same attitude to
the comparison of his role in the parliamentary elections and his
position. In other words, Serzh Sargsyan must leave the post of
president and head the Republican list or leave the Republican list
and stay in the presidential office.
Serzh Sargsyan will thereby make an important step aimed at creating a
precedent. Besides, he will indicate the sincerity of his commitment to
free and fair elections. Although in Armenia nobody is that ingenuous,
and everyone knows that the de facto state of things differs from
the de jure state of things.