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    Switchover to parliamentary government: opinions

    13:47 - 08.09.13


    The human rights activist Artak Zeinalyan believes that, under the
    pretext of constitutional reforms, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
    is seeking an artificial switchover to parliamentary government
    thereby extending his own tenure of office.

    On the other hand, Zeinalyan says that there is neither time for nor
    sense in forming a constitutional reforms committee.

    `Our country is facing a number of serious challenges. But there is
    neither time for nor sense in launching such processes. But they are
    doing what they want. All these processes have no sense or essence,'
    Zeinalyan said.

    Artsvik Minasyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnakstutyun
    (ARF-D) parliamentary group member, has a different opinion. According
    to him, parliamentary government meets the Armenian people's interests
    regardless of who is the president.
    With respect to Parliament Vice-Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov's statement
    that a change of the government system is not on the agenda, Minasyan
    said that `it is too bad if so.'

    `I really want this issue to be put on the agenda because it is rather
    important regardless of who Armenia's president is now and what his
    values are. Parliamentary government is the only right way that will
    first of all neutralize political monopoly and, secondly, allow the
    country to be reformed through sustainable development. Thirdly, a
    transition from autocratic decisions to general positions,' Minasyan
    told Tert.am. According to him, the issue of what kind of system
    parliamentary government is a different one.

    `Parliamentary government has different forms. The presidency may be
    preserved, with the president elected by Parliament rather than by
    means of national elections. There is no country with parliamentary
    government but without human rights as a priority. You cannot cite a
    single example,' he said.

    As regards the opinions that this is a way for Armenia's incumbent
    president to extend his tenure of office, Minasyan said: `I would not
    like to attribute it to the incumbent president. Moreover, President
    Serzh Sargsyan himself is against switching over to such a system.'

    The ARF-D commends the Armenian authorities' desire to implement
    constitutional reforms depending on the kind of the reforms.


    Armenian News - Tert.am



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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