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VOTES DON'T BELONG TO OLIGARCHS
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country27461.html
Published: 10:18:04 - 24/09/2012
Member of Parliament Hrant Bagratyan, ANC parliamentary group, former
prime minister of Armenia, says the government is unable to solve the
issues raised during the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and the ministers.
Lragir.am asked him whether the government will be able to fight
kickbacks and corruption. Bagratyan says it will not because the
mechanism of state procurement is designed for big companies, while
the procurement legislation does not involve small and medium-sized
businesses in procurement. Third, the government and its head are
wedged in corruption schemes.
Bagratyan could not remember a single example of an attempt to fight
corruption.
As to possible punitive actions, Hrant Bagratyan does not rule out
some. "The electoral situation may force Serzh Sargsyan to carry out
certain reforms. He needs votes, which is the only thing that belongs
to people and not the oligarchs," Hrant Bagratyan says.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country27461.html
Published: 10:18:04 - 24/09/2012
Member of Parliament Hrant Bagratyan, ANC parliamentary group, former
prime minister of Armenia, says the government is unable to solve the
issues raised during the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and the ministers.
Lragir.am asked him whether the government will be able to fight
kickbacks and corruption. Bagratyan says it will not because the
mechanism of state procurement is designed for big companies, while
the procurement legislation does not involve small and medium-sized
businesses in procurement. Third, the government and its head are
wedged in corruption schemes.
Bagratyan could not remember a single example of an attempt to fight
corruption.
As to possible punitive actions, Hrant Bagratyan does not rule out
some. "The electoral situation may force Serzh Sargsyan to carry out
certain reforms. He needs votes, which is the only thing that belongs
to people and not the oligarchs," Hrant Bagratyan says.