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ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN GAS AGREEMENTS: FOUR NON-COALITION FORCES FACED WITH DILEMMA
14:31 ~U 17.01.14
Four non-coalition parliamentary forces are now faced with the dilemma
about whether or not to apply to the Constitutional Court to appeal
the parliamentary vote on the Armenian-Russian gas agreements.
On the one hand, the opposition forces, as well as the alternative
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), do not want to miss this chance. On
the other hand, if the Constitutional Court rejects the appeal,
there will not be any chance of invalidating the agreements in case
of power change in the country.
The Constitutional Court has not considered public interests in passing
verdicts on a number of cases that evoked strong public response,
the latter option is extremely probable. The fact that Constitutional
Court confirmed the constitutionality of the agreements means that
Armenia will remain a hostage until 2043.
Heritage Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan told Tert.am that different
instruments for invalidating agreements are used in many countries.
He does not consider it advisable to apply to the Constitutional
Court because the situation has not changed in Armenia.
"I do not think the Constitutional Court would rule the gas agreements
as unconstitutional if the political situation is not changing,"
Martirosyan said.
As to the funded pensions system, he does not hold any expectations
about the Constitutional Court either. Only in 2003, the Constitutional
Court issues a ruling in public interests. That was a ruling on a
referendum on confidence. Later, however, the Constitutional Court
stated it was a proposal.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
14:31 ~U 17.01.14
Four non-coalition parliamentary forces are now faced with the dilemma
about whether or not to apply to the Constitutional Court to appeal
the parliamentary vote on the Armenian-Russian gas agreements.
On the one hand, the opposition forces, as well as the alternative
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), do not want to miss this chance. On
the other hand, if the Constitutional Court rejects the appeal,
there will not be any chance of invalidating the agreements in case
of power change in the country.
The Constitutional Court has not considered public interests in passing
verdicts on a number of cases that evoked strong public response,
the latter option is extremely probable. The fact that Constitutional
Court confirmed the constitutionality of the agreements means that
Armenia will remain a hostage until 2043.
Heritage Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan told Tert.am that different
instruments for invalidating agreements are used in many countries.
He does not consider it advisable to apply to the Constitutional
Court because the situation has not changed in Armenia.
"I do not think the Constitutional Court would rule the gas agreements
as unconstitutional if the political situation is not changing,"
Martirosyan said.
As to the funded pensions system, he does not hold any expectations
about the Constitutional Court either. Only in 2003, the Constitutional
Court issues a ruling in public interests. That was a ruling on a
referendum on confidence. Later, however, the Constitutional Court
stated it was a proposal.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian