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NINA ISKANDARYAN: THE HIGHER THE POST, THE MORE PROMISES A POLITICIAN GIVES DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
arminfo
Friday, May 11, 20:37
If the political parties want the people to vote for them, they
should keep their promises, Nina Iskandaryan, Head of the Planning
Department of the Caucasus Institute, said in Yerevan on Friday, when
commenting on the results of the monitoring of the political parties'
election promises.
Iskandaryan said that the Caucasus Institute monitored the election
promises of all the 9 parties, but presented the programs of the
6 parties that have obtained seats in parliament. In particular,
the Caucasus Institute analyzed the promises in the sphere of state
institutions and the legal system, including freedom of speech,
economy, education, social issues, healthcare and rural development.
She added that it was impossible to use internet resources only, as
some web pages contain outdated information. For instance, the website
of the Prosperous Armenia Party provides information of 2007. Some
parties created their websites on the threshold of the elections.
Therefore, the analysis included the politicians' speeches and their
media coverage.
Iskandaryan also pointed out that in late April, on the threshold
of the elections, the promises of the parties considerably grew
in number. All the parties promised to support small and medium
businesses. Orinats Yerkir and Heritage parties promised to provide the
first grade pupils with free computers. Prosperous Armenia promised to
contribute to development of sport in the country, and Orinats Yerkir
promised to provide free education for the people with disabilities and
for their children. As regards the sphere of human rights, Heritage
promised to improve the freedom of speech in the press. The Armenian
National Congress promised to support the families that suffered
on 1 March 2008. The smallest number of promises and the smallest
figures were in the election program of the ruling Republican Party
of Armenia. Iskandaryan said that none of the parties presented the
mechanisms to combat shadow economy and monopoly. It is noteworthy that
the higher the post, the more promises the politicians gave, she said.
arminfo
Friday, May 11, 20:37
If the political parties want the people to vote for them, they
should keep their promises, Nina Iskandaryan, Head of the Planning
Department of the Caucasus Institute, said in Yerevan on Friday, when
commenting on the results of the monitoring of the political parties'
election promises.
Iskandaryan said that the Caucasus Institute monitored the election
promises of all the 9 parties, but presented the programs of the
6 parties that have obtained seats in parliament. In particular,
the Caucasus Institute analyzed the promises in the sphere of state
institutions and the legal system, including freedom of speech,
economy, education, social issues, healthcare and rural development.
She added that it was impossible to use internet resources only, as
some web pages contain outdated information. For instance, the website
of the Prosperous Armenia Party provides information of 2007. Some
parties created their websites on the threshold of the elections.
Therefore, the analysis included the politicians' speeches and their
media coverage.
Iskandaryan also pointed out that in late April, on the threshold
of the elections, the promises of the parties considerably grew
in number. All the parties promised to support small and medium
businesses. Orinats Yerkir and Heritage parties promised to provide the
first grade pupils with free computers. Prosperous Armenia promised to
contribute to development of sport in the country, and Orinats Yerkir
promised to provide free education for the people with disabilities and
for their children. As regards the sphere of human rights, Heritage
promised to improve the freedom of speech in the press. The Armenian
National Congress promised to support the families that suffered
on 1 March 2008. The smallest number of promises and the smallest
figures were in the election program of the ruling Republican Party
of Armenia. Iskandaryan said that none of the parties presented the
mechanisms to combat shadow economy and monopoly. It is noteworthy that
the higher the post, the more promises the politicians gave, she said.