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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MP UNCERTAIN ABOUT PARLIAMENTARY MINORITY'S FUTURE
16:09 â~@¢ 14.04.14
Alexander Arzumanyan, an opposition MP from the Heritage faction,
says he doesn't yet know if the parliamentary minority will have a
new structure after the new cabinet's appointment.
Speaking to Tert.am, the politician said he believes that the
opposition quartet (representing the Heritage faction, the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun, Prosperous Armenia and Armenian
National Congress) may turn into a trio or even a duet, with some of
the forces considering plans for join the new coalition government.
"I am restrained, as I am formally a member of the Heritage faction,
which is part of the quartet. But I hail any negotiations, debate
or a decision on a common position. It is a good fact that they are
able to sit around a table to search for common attitude. We are now
entering a period of maneuvers, a phase that sees some in the quartet
decide - though some may have already decided - to join the coalition,
with others still being amid bargains over concrete portfolios. Only
after these developments are over, will it be clear what is left of
the quartet," he said.
Arzumanyan ruled out any opposition pressures that could have
resulted in Tigran Sargsyan's resignation as prime minister. "I
wouldn't link the resignation with the quartet. It was obvious that
the prime minister would be sacrificed, because the country had not
seen any progress in the past six years," he added.
The opposition MP said he doesn't expect Prosperous Armenia party (PAP)
to be so strict to the new government as it was to the previous one.
"Declaring itself an alternative, the PAP chose the prime minister's
personality and the government as a target. As for Hovik Abragamyan,
[the criticism against him] cannot be sharp; he is an acceptable
figure in terms of the PAP's role. So the sides can be said to have
found a compromise," he added.
Asked whether the PAP will join the governing coalition, Arzumanyan
said it all depends "on the level of the party's corruptness". "What
we have at stake is the degree to which one can become spoiled
or discredited, but we will have an abundance of terms, such as
alternative, semi-alternative, opposition, non-ruling, semi-ruling
and the like," he noted.
Armenian News - Tert.am
16:09 â~@¢ 14.04.14
Alexander Arzumanyan, an opposition MP from the Heritage faction,
says he doesn't yet know if the parliamentary minority will have a
new structure after the new cabinet's appointment.
Speaking to Tert.am, the politician said he believes that the
opposition quartet (representing the Heritage faction, the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun, Prosperous Armenia and Armenian
National Congress) may turn into a trio or even a duet, with some of
the forces considering plans for join the new coalition government.
"I am restrained, as I am formally a member of the Heritage faction,
which is part of the quartet. But I hail any negotiations, debate
or a decision on a common position. It is a good fact that they are
able to sit around a table to search for common attitude. We are now
entering a period of maneuvers, a phase that sees some in the quartet
decide - though some may have already decided - to join the coalition,
with others still being amid bargains over concrete portfolios. Only
after these developments are over, will it be clear what is left of
the quartet," he said.
Arzumanyan ruled out any opposition pressures that could have
resulted in Tigran Sargsyan's resignation as prime minister. "I
wouldn't link the resignation with the quartet. It was obvious that
the prime minister would be sacrificed, because the country had not
seen any progress in the past six years," he added.
The opposition MP said he doesn't expect Prosperous Armenia party (PAP)
to be so strict to the new government as it was to the previous one.
"Declaring itself an alternative, the PAP chose the prime minister's
personality and the government as a target. As for Hovik Abragamyan,
[the criticism against him] cannot be sharp; he is an acceptable
figure in terms of the PAP's role. So the sides can be said to have
found a compromise," he added.
Asked whether the PAP will join the governing coalition, Arzumanyan
said it all depends "on the level of the party's corruptness". "What
we have at stake is the degree to which one can become spoiled
or discredited, but we will have an abundance of terms, such as
alternative, semi-alternative, opposition, non-ruling, semi-ruling
and the like," he noted.
Armenian News - Tert.am