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FILIGREE PARLIAMENT
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26102.html
Published: 17:06:41 - 07/05/2012
The preliminary figures which the CEC published remind filigree art.
They took care not to offend anyone, not to have anyone protest. On
the first day following the voting during not a single party leader
complained which is evidence that the numbers were prepared ideally.
First of all, it should be admitted that the Republican Party and
Prosperous Armenia received enough votes to form a coalition. Together
these parties received 80%. In addition, even if the PA is
dissatisfied, it is a matter of a couple of percents and it will
hardly protest because of that. It will be reminded immediately how
it offered bribes on the porches of polling stations.
The Armenian National Congress cannot protest either. 7.1% is the
limit. Any wrong word may lead to recount of votes and 7.1% may be
reduced to 6.9%. Therefore, the Congress did not utter a single word
on breaches or falsifications. Instead, Levon Ter-Petrosyan may boast
for taking 6-7 people to parliament, even if the price was cooperation
with the PA and the ARF.
The ARF has no reason to complain. It entered the parliament although
it could have failed. Besides, if its percents are added to PA, it will
be a nice parliamentary group, almost 40%, which will be a platform for
an opponent to Serzh Sargsyan in the upcoming presidential election.
The others need not complaint. Why should they complain? They should
have complained on the election day when voters were bribed. However,
the political parties, especially those in the joint headquarters,
preferred not to speak about it and not to provide legal wording
because at that time they could not predict the results. They have
come and now nobody will remember how the RPA and PA collected votes.
They will not remember about the real rating of the Rule of Law
which got as many votes as the Congress. Without the Rule of Law,
the Republicans would have to scratch off another 5%, whereas it
would be too much.
In this sense, the elections are ideal. Let's take a deep breath and
get ready for the presidential election.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26102.html
Published: 17:06:41 - 07/05/2012
The preliminary figures which the CEC published remind filigree art.
They took care not to offend anyone, not to have anyone protest. On
the first day following the voting during not a single party leader
complained which is evidence that the numbers were prepared ideally.
First of all, it should be admitted that the Republican Party and
Prosperous Armenia received enough votes to form a coalition. Together
these parties received 80%. In addition, even if the PA is
dissatisfied, it is a matter of a couple of percents and it will
hardly protest because of that. It will be reminded immediately how
it offered bribes on the porches of polling stations.
The Armenian National Congress cannot protest either. 7.1% is the
limit. Any wrong word may lead to recount of votes and 7.1% may be
reduced to 6.9%. Therefore, the Congress did not utter a single word
on breaches or falsifications. Instead, Levon Ter-Petrosyan may boast
for taking 6-7 people to parliament, even if the price was cooperation
with the PA and the ARF.
The ARF has no reason to complain. It entered the parliament although
it could have failed. Besides, if its percents are added to PA, it will
be a nice parliamentary group, almost 40%, which will be a platform for
an opponent to Serzh Sargsyan in the upcoming presidential election.
The others need not complaint. Why should they complain? They should
have complained on the election day when voters were bribed. However,
the political parties, especially those in the joint headquarters,
preferred not to speak about it and not to provide legal wording
because at that time they could not predict the results. They have
come and now nobody will remember how the RPA and PA collected votes.
They will not remember about the real rating of the Rule of Law
which got as many votes as the Congress. Without the Rule of Law,
the Republicans would have to scratch off another 5%, whereas it
would be too much.
In this sense, the elections are ideal. Let's take a deep breath and
get ready for the presidential election.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress