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VOTE 2013: DASHNAKS ADD THEIR VOICE TO CALL FOR PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
08.11.12
Armen Rustamyan (L),
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun stated
Thursday that they would support a presidential candidate who'd be
for Armenia's shift to a parliamentary administration system.
Despite that statement, exactly 100 days prior to the big run,
the Dashnaks have not announced whether they will have their own
candidate for the February 17, 2013 election. ARF has stated that it
will announce "the format and scale" of its participation only after
political discussions with large circles of society and expert groups.
The discussions will cover transfer to 100-percent party-list
(proportionate) representation during parliamentary elections,
initiation of steps by late 2015 aimed at switching to parliamentary
system of administration, as well as reserving for the opposition
the leadership of Civil Service Council, State Commission for the
Protection of Economic Competition and Public Services Regulatory
Commission. During the discussions the Dashnaks will talk about the
need to separate business and politics, independence of the judicial
system, economic policy, foreign policy and the Karabakh issue and
about annulling Armenia's signature on the Armenian-Turkish protocols.
Earlier the Heritage party had stated the reasonability of switching
to a parliamentary system. And two days ago former coalitional and
current "alternative force" Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) stated
that in 2013 a "technical" president should be elected, who would
carry out constitutional reforms. PAP, too, is currently holding
political discussions over this issue.
Dashnak MP Armen Rustamyan told the press on Thursday that these
discussions will create a new political situation after which it will
be possible to talk about a presidential candidacy.
"Individuals do not matter, what's important to us is that grounds
are set to take the country out of its current predicament. We have
to know for sure that this person will be able to assume the burden
of solving these issues. The candidate-to-be who'd take up these
responsibilities will have to realize that he has to work really hard,
that he is not coming to only enjoy his post, otherwise we will end
up having what we have now," he said.
Rustamyan also stressed that ARF has many such potential candidates,
but that they do not underestimate other candidates either.
"We want to see who people trust, because it would be a mistake to
choose someone mechanically," he concluded.
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
08.11.12
Armen Rustamyan (L),
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun stated
Thursday that they would support a presidential candidate who'd be
for Armenia's shift to a parliamentary administration system.
Despite that statement, exactly 100 days prior to the big run,
the Dashnaks have not announced whether they will have their own
candidate for the February 17, 2013 election. ARF has stated that it
will announce "the format and scale" of its participation only after
political discussions with large circles of society and expert groups.
The discussions will cover transfer to 100-percent party-list
(proportionate) representation during parliamentary elections,
initiation of steps by late 2015 aimed at switching to parliamentary
system of administration, as well as reserving for the opposition
the leadership of Civil Service Council, State Commission for the
Protection of Economic Competition and Public Services Regulatory
Commission. During the discussions the Dashnaks will talk about the
need to separate business and politics, independence of the judicial
system, economic policy, foreign policy and the Karabakh issue and
about annulling Armenia's signature on the Armenian-Turkish protocols.
Earlier the Heritage party had stated the reasonability of switching
to a parliamentary system. And two days ago former coalitional and
current "alternative force" Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) stated
that in 2013 a "technical" president should be elected, who would
carry out constitutional reforms. PAP, too, is currently holding
political discussions over this issue.
Dashnak MP Armen Rustamyan told the press on Thursday that these
discussions will create a new political situation after which it will
be possible to talk about a presidential candidacy.
"Individuals do not matter, what's important to us is that grounds
are set to take the country out of its current predicament. We have
to know for sure that this person will be able to assume the burden
of solving these issues. The candidate-to-be who'd take up these
responsibilities will have to realize that he has to work really hard,
that he is not coming to only enjoy his post, otherwise we will end
up having what we have now," he said.
Rustamyan also stressed that ARF has many such potential candidates,
but that they do not underestimate other candidates either.
"We want to see who people trust, because it would be a mistake to
choose someone mechanically," he concluded.