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"THEY WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR KOCHARYAN'S SHADOW," YERVAND BOZOYAN SAYS
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/11/14/130146/
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 12:56
"I would suggest that those 'smart guys,' in particular, who look for
my shadow everywhere, that they open their eyes, in order that they can
see eventually that a political team has been formed in the Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP), which is able to draw up the party's agenda by
itself," second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan
made this statement, trying to put an end to all those speculations
that he was behind the proposal of the Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP) to start political consultations. As an argument supporting
his statement, R. Kocharyan mentioned: "In Armenia, majoritarian
representation contributes to feudalization of electoral districts,
moreover, the government supports that willingly or unwillingly,
since it aims at reproduction. The phenomenon is quite harmful and
the sooner we give up on it, the better."
Does R. Kocharyan's statement really reflect the connection between
the PAP and Kocharyan or perhaps, there is manipulation in the second
president's statement, particularly with regard to Kocharyan's claim
that he has nothing to do with the PAP. www.aravot.am got answers to
these questions during conversations with political scientists.
Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan noted: "I don't see
anything unexpected, particularly given the fact that the second
president has made political commentaries quite often, once or twice a
month. His statement was addressed not only to those who looked for a
connection between the PAP and Kocharyan, but also to the PAP itself
to act more independently and not to involve the second president. I
don't want to talk about all those assessments of how much the PAP
is controlled by Kocharyan, which are given in the press. The second
president was worried about those very assessments and naturally,
he had to provide clarification."
H. Melik-Shahnazaryan doesn't agree with R. Kocharyan that
"majoritarian representation contributes to feudalization of electoral
districts." He explained: "I don't think that the current situation
is caused by majoritarian representation. Particularly the fact that
figures with oligarchic mentality share fields of activity among
themselves, in order not to disturb each other and are MP candidates
of electoral districts, where they have more influence."
Political scientist Yervand Bozoyan notes, on the other hand:
"It wouldn't matter whether Kocharyan spoke or not, all the same,
opinions would be expressed that his shadow was
behind the PAP." Political scientist also added: "The second president
tried to explain why he was not behind that proposal, stating that
he was not that supportive of the proposal. The influence of former
presidents has always been great in our country; that is why regardless
of whether Kocharyan spoke or not, they will always say that he has
a great influence; they will always look for his shadow.
As they used to say at the time that Levon Ter-Petrossian's ears
could be seen behind the People's Party of Armenia."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/11/14/130146/
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 12:56
"I would suggest that those 'smart guys,' in particular, who look for
my shadow everywhere, that they open their eyes, in order that they can
see eventually that a political team has been formed in the Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP), which is able to draw up the party's agenda by
itself," second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan
made this statement, trying to put an end to all those speculations
that he was behind the proposal of the Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP) to start political consultations. As an argument supporting
his statement, R. Kocharyan mentioned: "In Armenia, majoritarian
representation contributes to feudalization of electoral districts,
moreover, the government supports that willingly or unwillingly,
since it aims at reproduction. The phenomenon is quite harmful and
the sooner we give up on it, the better."
Does R. Kocharyan's statement really reflect the connection between
the PAP and Kocharyan or perhaps, there is manipulation in the second
president's statement, particularly with regard to Kocharyan's claim
that he has nothing to do with the PAP. www.aravot.am got answers to
these questions during conversations with political scientists.
Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan noted: "I don't see
anything unexpected, particularly given the fact that the second
president has made political commentaries quite often, once or twice a
month. His statement was addressed not only to those who looked for a
connection between the PAP and Kocharyan, but also to the PAP itself
to act more independently and not to involve the second president. I
don't want to talk about all those assessments of how much the PAP
is controlled by Kocharyan, which are given in the press. The second
president was worried about those very assessments and naturally,
he had to provide clarification."
H. Melik-Shahnazaryan doesn't agree with R. Kocharyan that
"majoritarian representation contributes to feudalization of electoral
districts." He explained: "I don't think that the current situation
is caused by majoritarian representation. Particularly the fact that
figures with oligarchic mentality share fields of activity among
themselves, in order not to disturb each other and are MP candidates
of electoral districts, where they have more influence."
Political scientist Yervand Bozoyan notes, on the other hand:
"It wouldn't matter whether Kocharyan spoke or not, all the same,
opinions would be expressed that his shadow was
behind the PAP." Political scientist also added: "The second president
tried to explain why he was not behind that proposal, stating that
he was not that supportive of the proposal. The influence of former
presidents has always been great in our country; that is why regardless
of whether Kocharyan spoke or not, they will always say that he has
a great influence; they will always look for his shadow.
As they used to say at the time that Levon Ter-Petrossian's ears
could be seen behind the People's Party of Armenia."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress