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COALITION IS UNSUITABLE FOR ARMENIA - PUBLICIST
April 17, 2014 | 12:17
YEREVAN. - Armenia needs the formation of an opposition, "Reform"
NGO Director, publicist Karine Hakobyan stated at a press conference
on Thursday.
Being against the idea of a coalition government in a country such as
Armenia, Hakobyan explained that such a coalition is formed at times
of war, when an actual consolidation of the people is observed. As
per the publicist, however, neither one of these exists in Armenia.
In her view, Armenia's coalition government, which was formed in 2003,
has become a real catastrophe for the country, since its participants
began dividing the domains amongst one another, whereas the political
opposition disappeared.
Arguing that a coalition is formed to weaken the opposition, the
publicist welcomed the Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party's (RLP)
decision to leave the coalition government.
But Hakobyan did not make any conclusions on the actions by newly
appointed PM Hovik Abrahamyan because, in her view, "he has not done
anything yet."
"One can hope that he will prove to the public the correctness of
his selection [as the new PM]," she said.
In turn, Armenia's first Human Rights Defender, "Against Legal
Arbitrariness" NGO Executive Director, public activist Larisa
Alaverdyan stated that she does not believe that RLP has now become
an opposition.
Alaverdyan also stressed that Armenia's political system and the
president play a decisive role in everything in the country, and
therefore even if new faces appear in the next government, significant
changes are not expected.
According to the NGO director, Hovik Abrahamyan's past track-record
proves that he, based on group interests, abuses the powers at his
disposal.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
April 17, 2014 | 12:17
YEREVAN. - Armenia needs the formation of an opposition, "Reform"
NGO Director, publicist Karine Hakobyan stated at a press conference
on Thursday.
Being against the idea of a coalition government in a country such as
Armenia, Hakobyan explained that such a coalition is formed at times
of war, when an actual consolidation of the people is observed. As
per the publicist, however, neither one of these exists in Armenia.
In her view, Armenia's coalition government, which was formed in 2003,
has become a real catastrophe for the country, since its participants
began dividing the domains amongst one another, whereas the political
opposition disappeared.
Arguing that a coalition is formed to weaken the opposition, the
publicist welcomed the Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party's (RLP)
decision to leave the coalition government.
But Hakobyan did not make any conclusions on the actions by newly
appointed PM Hovik Abrahamyan because, in her view, "he has not done
anything yet."
"One can hope that he will prove to the public the correctness of
his selection [as the new PM]," she said.
In turn, Armenia's first Human Rights Defender, "Against Legal
Arbitrariness" NGO Executive Director, public activist Larisa
Alaverdyan stated that she does not believe that RLP has now become
an opposition.
Alaverdyan also stressed that Armenia's political system and the
president play a decisive role in everything in the country, and
therefore even if new faces appear in the next government, significant
changes are not expected.
According to the NGO director, Hovik Abrahamyan's past track-record
proves that he, based on group interests, abuses the powers at his
disposal.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am