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WHO HAS USURPED GOVERNMENT?
The U.S. Department of State report on the state of human rights in
Armenia notes limitations on the right of citizens to change their
government. Last December the U.K. Ambassador to Armenia Catherine
Leach stated that the ruling party often identified itself with
the state.
At that time her statement caused a stir, and the foreign minister
Nalbandyan even had to say that it was not a correct statement.
Official Yerevan has not responded to the State Department's report.
Limitation of the right to change government and identification of
the party with the state is otherwise called hold on to power by force.
After the election of 2008 the government "justified" the violent
clampdown on peaceful demonstrators by alleged efforts of the
opposition to usurp power. I wonder if holding on to power by force
is not usurpation.
The OSCE/ODIHR is going to publish its final report on the presidential
election. The interim report stated that the ruling party has replaced
by itself the state institutions. The U.S. Department of State reports
that government officials compelled public servants and students
to attend progovernment political rallies and used administrative
resources.
Nevertheless, the governments of U.S. and European states have
recognized the victory of the RPA and Serzh Sargsyan. Moreover, the
PACE is likely to stop monitoring of elections and Armenia will be
recognized as a democracy otherwise in November the EU will have to
sign an Association Agreement with non democratic Armenia.
The citizens of Armenia will probably be happy that the PACE will
stop monitoring Armenia. How about the reports of the State Department
and the OSCE/ODIHR?
Naira Hayrumyan 20:10 22/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29692
The U.S. Department of State report on the state of human rights in
Armenia notes limitations on the right of citizens to change their
government. Last December the U.K. Ambassador to Armenia Catherine
Leach stated that the ruling party often identified itself with
the state.
At that time her statement caused a stir, and the foreign minister
Nalbandyan even had to say that it was not a correct statement.
Official Yerevan has not responded to the State Department's report.
Limitation of the right to change government and identification of
the party with the state is otherwise called hold on to power by force.
After the election of 2008 the government "justified" the violent
clampdown on peaceful demonstrators by alleged efforts of the
opposition to usurp power. I wonder if holding on to power by force
is not usurpation.
The OSCE/ODIHR is going to publish its final report on the presidential
election. The interim report stated that the ruling party has replaced
by itself the state institutions. The U.S. Department of State reports
that government officials compelled public servants and students
to attend progovernment political rallies and used administrative
resources.
Nevertheless, the governments of U.S. and European states have
recognized the victory of the RPA and Serzh Sargsyan. Moreover, the
PACE is likely to stop monitoring of elections and Armenia will be
recognized as a democracy otherwise in November the EU will have to
sign an Association Agreement with non democratic Armenia.
The citizens of Armenia will probably be happy that the PACE will
stop monitoring Armenia. How about the reports of the State Department
and the OSCE/ODIHR?
Naira Hayrumyan 20:10 22/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29692