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SILENT DISSENT: NON-GOVERNMENT PARTIES ABSTAIN FROM VOTE ON RPA PLAN
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/54644/republican_party_of_armenia_armenian_government_ed uard_sharmazanov
POLITICS | 23.05.14 | 15:54
Armen Badalyan
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The Republican Party of Armenia will have to proceed with their
government plan alone and take responsibility in case of errors,
because four non-government-aligned parties, as well as Orinats Yerkir,
have refused to participate.
"You can express your discontent in three ways - against, abstained
or by not voting. It's not important which way was chosen by the
(oppositional) powers, the fact is that the new government did not
receive any support from them," political analyst Armen Badalyan
tells ArmeniaNow.
On Thursday the parliamentary oppositional parties - Prosperous
Armenia, Heritage, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, ANC -
and OrinatsYerkir, which recently joined the political ranks of
non-government, didn't participate in voting on the plan during
National Assembly session.
On Thursday RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters that the
RPA could not force or urge non-government powers to vote for their
project, "Each political party decides separately whether to vote or
not, and how to behave."
"We think that today is not the time to speak, to make populist
announcements, it's the time to act, and we must turn to work,
because the public expects actions from us," says Sharmazanov.
And even though the government asks for more time to show positive
changes in practice, the political analyst is assured that it's
possible to control the government's actions during that time as well.
"We cannot speak for sure here. For instance, in civilized countries
if a government fails its program, it at least either resigns or the
head of the governmental power does not take part in the following
elections."
"In our case neither one will happen, because in Armenia actually
nothing has changed. The main power is still the Republican Party,
and the decision maker - the President," Badalyan adds.
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/54644/republican_party_of_armenia_armenian_government_ed uard_sharmazanov
POLITICS | 23.05.14 | 15:54
Armen Badalyan
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The Republican Party of Armenia will have to proceed with their
government plan alone and take responsibility in case of errors,
because four non-government-aligned parties, as well as Orinats Yerkir,
have refused to participate.
"You can express your discontent in three ways - against, abstained
or by not voting. It's not important which way was chosen by the
(oppositional) powers, the fact is that the new government did not
receive any support from them," political analyst Armen Badalyan
tells ArmeniaNow.
On Thursday the parliamentary oppositional parties - Prosperous
Armenia, Heritage, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, ANC -
and OrinatsYerkir, which recently joined the political ranks of
non-government, didn't participate in voting on the plan during
National Assembly session.
On Thursday RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters that the
RPA could not force or urge non-government powers to vote for their
project, "Each political party decides separately whether to vote or
not, and how to behave."
"We think that today is not the time to speak, to make populist
announcements, it's the time to act, and we must turn to work,
because the public expects actions from us," says Sharmazanov.
And even though the government asks for more time to show positive
changes in practice, the political analyst is assured that it's
possible to control the government's actions during that time as well.
"We cannot speak for sure here. For instance, in civilized countries
if a government fails its program, it at least either resigns or the
head of the governmental power does not take part in the following
elections."
"In our case neither one will happen, because in Armenia actually
nothing has changed. The main power is still the Republican Party,
and the decision maker - the President," Badalyan adds.