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Armenia's ruling party should focus on government's activities - Gurgen Arsenyan
12:44 * 23.03.14
In an interview with Tert.am, Chairman of the United Workers' Party
and Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group member Gurgen Arsenyan
comments on the accusation that the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is
only demanding Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan's resignation.
"Tigran Sargsyan was not elected by anyone. He was appointed. He
himself said, 'I'll implement this program.' Tigran Sargsyan failed
the programs. So we say, 'Replace the man who has failed the programs
you announced, which has nearly brought the country to its knees.'"
The four non-coalition parliamentary forces are severely critical of
the situation in the country.
"The four forces are speaking of the problems inside the country we
are all concerned over - the authorities, government and so on. The
country has an inefficient government without any clear purposes. And
we are openly speaking of what reflects the opinion of 80% of the
country's population. We voice this opinion from the political
platform."
The PAP, which is one of the four non-coalition forces, demands only
Premier Tigran Sargsyan's resignation. It does not demand President
Serzh Sargsyan's resignation. Is a complete change of power in
question?
"Tigran Sargsyan was not elected by anyone. He was appointed. He
himself said, 'I'll implement this program.' Tigran Sargsyan failed
the programs. So we say to this man, 'Replace the man who has failed
the programs you announced, which has nearly brought the country to
its knees.' We need another government and another program. We need a
government that would realize the need for creating welfare in the
country, rather than a government guided by financial instruments. But
our government does not realize that it is only by creating welfare
that it can ensure the population's prosperity and develop the
country's economic potential."
As to the possibility of demanding the government's resignation by
means of rallies, Arsenyan said:
"We are raising the issue of the government's resignation using the
means at our hand - the Parliament. We should not forget that raising
the issue in the format of political forces is the most effective way.
This is a legal way. We are demanding the resignation of a government
whose activities give rise to widespread discontent. That is, if we
hold a referendum on the government's resignation, 80% of Armenia's
population will express their discontent."
With respect to repeated statements by the ruling Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) that the opposition forces are not united, Arsenyan
said:
"The ruling party should not look for unification among us. Rather,
they should focus on their own activities because they bear political
responsibility for the government. They should come to realize that
the situation in Armenia because of the government's activities is
much more important than relations within the PAP or between the PAP
and Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) or with
Armenian National Congress. If they are so much concerned over the
results of dialogues, I see the need for differentiating. I offer RPA
members to remember they are representing the country's population in
Parliament. They must come to realize it is time for reforms in the
country, the government's way of thinking. The current policy is only
aimed at increasing emigration. But we are not so many, and we may
just 'run out'."
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:44 * 23.03.14
In an interview with Tert.am, Chairman of the United Workers' Party
and Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group member Gurgen Arsenyan
comments on the accusation that the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is
only demanding Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan's resignation.
"Tigran Sargsyan was not elected by anyone. He was appointed. He
himself said, 'I'll implement this program.' Tigran Sargsyan failed
the programs. So we say, 'Replace the man who has failed the programs
you announced, which has nearly brought the country to its knees.'"
The four non-coalition parliamentary forces are severely critical of
the situation in the country.
"The four forces are speaking of the problems inside the country we
are all concerned over - the authorities, government and so on. The
country has an inefficient government without any clear purposes. And
we are openly speaking of what reflects the opinion of 80% of the
country's population. We voice this opinion from the political
platform."
The PAP, which is one of the four non-coalition forces, demands only
Premier Tigran Sargsyan's resignation. It does not demand President
Serzh Sargsyan's resignation. Is a complete change of power in
question?
"Tigran Sargsyan was not elected by anyone. He was appointed. He
himself said, 'I'll implement this program.' Tigran Sargsyan failed
the programs. So we say to this man, 'Replace the man who has failed
the programs you announced, which has nearly brought the country to
its knees.' We need another government and another program. We need a
government that would realize the need for creating welfare in the
country, rather than a government guided by financial instruments. But
our government does not realize that it is only by creating welfare
that it can ensure the population's prosperity and develop the
country's economic potential."
As to the possibility of demanding the government's resignation by
means of rallies, Arsenyan said:
"We are raising the issue of the government's resignation using the
means at our hand - the Parliament. We should not forget that raising
the issue in the format of political forces is the most effective way.
This is a legal way. We are demanding the resignation of a government
whose activities give rise to widespread discontent. That is, if we
hold a referendum on the government's resignation, 80% of Armenia's
population will express their discontent."
With respect to repeated statements by the ruling Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) that the opposition forces are not united, Arsenyan
said:
"The ruling party should not look for unification among us. Rather,
they should focus on their own activities because they bear political
responsibility for the government. They should come to realize that
the situation in Armenia because of the government's activities is
much more important than relations within the PAP or between the PAP
and Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) or with
Armenian National Congress. If they are so much concerned over the
results of dialogues, I see the need for differentiating. I offer RPA
members to remember they are representing the country's population in
Parliament. They must come to realize it is time for reforms in the
country, the government's way of thinking. The current policy is only
aimed at increasing emigration. But we are not so many, and we may
just 'run out'."
Armenian News - Tert.am