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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MPS CALL FOR SNAP ELETCTION, SWITCHOVER TO PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/02/28/ruben-hakobyan/
11:16 ~U 28.02.13
Senior parliamentarians from the opposition Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) and the Heritage party have submitted
a draft decision for a snap parliamentary election and the adoption
of the parliamentary system.
The bill, tabled by Ruben Hakobyan and Armen Roustamyan, the leaders
of both parliamentary factions, is to be included into a special
session agenda as a basis for debating the post-electoral processes.
The proposal is pending approval by lawmakers of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hakobyan said that the document specifies
three basic demands: drastic reforms in the Electoral Code and snap
parliamentary polls within a year, a constitutional referendum for
switchover to the parliamentary system (within two years), and control
leverages for the opposition.
"The drastic reforms in the Electoral Code, particularly the adoption
of the 100 percent proportional representation system, is the key
question at issue," Hakobyan said, referring to ARF-D's 11-clause
package sent to the Venice Commission last year.
Members of both parliamentary factions worked jointly on the document
in the past two days in response to an earlier proposal by NA President
Hovik Abrahamyan for considering the post-electoral developments with
united efforts.
"The constitutional referendum will address the transition to the
parliamentary form of government, which stems from the keynote
proposals of both parties," Hakobyan explained.
As for the leverages for the opposition, Hakobyan said they are
expected cover all the sectors exercising control functions and
maintaining contact with the National Assembly.
"This practice is by the way applied in many democratic countries
across the globe," Hakobyan added.
Asked whether the Heritage party's leader, Raffi Hovhannisyan, will
accept the election outcome and stop holding protest rallies in case
the parliamentary majority approves all the proposals, Hakobyan said
the two questions have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
"The political campaign is absolutely unrelated to that. That's just a
debate inside the parliament about the kinds of things the legislative
can do within its competences," Hakobyan noted.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/02/28/ruben-hakobyan/
11:16 ~U 28.02.13
Senior parliamentarians from the opposition Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) and the Heritage party have submitted
a draft decision for a snap parliamentary election and the adoption
of the parliamentary system.
The bill, tabled by Ruben Hakobyan and Armen Roustamyan, the leaders
of both parliamentary factions, is to be included into a special
session agenda as a basis for debating the post-electoral processes.
The proposal is pending approval by lawmakers of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hakobyan said that the document specifies
three basic demands: drastic reforms in the Electoral Code and snap
parliamentary polls within a year, a constitutional referendum for
switchover to the parliamentary system (within two years), and control
leverages for the opposition.
"The drastic reforms in the Electoral Code, particularly the adoption
of the 100 percent proportional representation system, is the key
question at issue," Hakobyan said, referring to ARF-D's 11-clause
package sent to the Venice Commission last year.
Members of both parliamentary factions worked jointly on the document
in the past two days in response to an earlier proposal by NA President
Hovik Abrahamyan for considering the post-electoral developments with
united efforts.
"The constitutional referendum will address the transition to the
parliamentary form of government, which stems from the keynote
proposals of both parties," Hakobyan explained.
As for the leverages for the opposition, Hakobyan said they are
expected cover all the sectors exercising control functions and
maintaining contact with the National Assembly.
"This practice is by the way applied in many democratic countries
across the globe," Hakobyan added.
Asked whether the Heritage party's leader, Raffi Hovhannisyan, will
accept the election outcome and stop holding protest rallies in case
the parliamentary majority approves all the proposals, Hakobyan said
the two questions have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
"The political campaign is absolutely unrelated to that. That's just a
debate inside the parliament about the kinds of things the legislative
can do within its competences," Hakobyan noted.
From: A. Papazian