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ANC Deputy Chairman: Power camp is intensively looking for a scapegoat
by David Stepanyan
Thursday, July 4, 18:30
The latest scandals connected with the violations revealed by the
Control Chamber, as well as with the offshore accounts of Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan demonstrate that the power camp is
intensively looking for a scapegoat, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan told journalists on July 4.
"The fact that the Armenian budget is being robbed is nothing new. In
2008 the Control Chamber gave the clear definition to this theft,
having mentioned in its report that nearly 0.5 bln budget funds in
Armenia are stolen. At that time we raised that issue, but since we
had no seats in Parliament, we failed to face the matter out and the
authorities successfully stifled the scandal. The question is - if the
power was aware of the theft in 2008, why does it express its concern
over this issue only now?" Zurabyan said.
Zurabyan said that today the ANC and other opposition forces in
Parliament regularly organize face-to-face confrontment with the
power, and the latter does not resist it. This is why the authorities
are intensively looking for a scapegoat, which will be responsible for
their sins, first of all, for the theft of budget funds. The
oppositionist thinks that the confrontation within the power will be
getting newer impulses, given the current situation.
"In this context, the so-called "lame duck" syndrome is very
important, and it is applicable to President Serzh Sargsyan, who is
enjoying his second and last presidency. The given factor
automatically causes lack of loyalty to Sargsyan. And the fight for
leadership in power, as well as the domestic political crisis in
Armenia also catalyze the process of the search for a scapegoat",
Zurabyan said.
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by David Stepanyan
Thursday, July 4, 18:30
The latest scandals connected with the violations revealed by the
Control Chamber, as well as with the offshore accounts of Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan demonstrate that the power camp is
intensively looking for a scapegoat, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian
National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan told journalists on July 4.
"The fact that the Armenian budget is being robbed is nothing new. In
2008 the Control Chamber gave the clear definition to this theft,
having mentioned in its report that nearly 0.5 bln budget funds in
Armenia are stolen. At that time we raised that issue, but since we
had no seats in Parliament, we failed to face the matter out and the
authorities successfully stifled the scandal. The question is - if the
power was aware of the theft in 2008, why does it express its concern
over this issue only now?" Zurabyan said.
Zurabyan said that today the ANC and other opposition forces in
Parliament regularly organize face-to-face confrontment with the
power, and the latter does not resist it. This is why the authorities
are intensively looking for a scapegoat, which will be responsible for
their sins, first of all, for the theft of budget funds. The
oppositionist thinks that the confrontation within the power will be
getting newer impulses, given the current situation.
"In this context, the so-called "lame duck" syndrome is very
important, and it is applicable to President Serzh Sargsyan, who is
enjoying his second and last presidency. The given factor
automatically causes lack of loyalty to Sargsyan. And the fight for
leadership in power, as well as the domestic political crisis in
Armenia also catalyze the process of the search for a scapegoat",
Zurabyan said.
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