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PM SAYS GOVERNMENT READY TO DISCUSS TROIKA'S PROPOSAL ON ELECTORAL REFORM
NEWS | 27.11.14 | 10:33
http://armenianow.com/news/58821/armenia_prime_minister_hovik_abrahamyan_negotiatio ns_opposition
The government is ready to discuss the proposal of the three opposition
parties known as Troika regarding transition to a party-list-only
electoral system, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said late on
Wednesday while answering questions of journalists before the meeting
of the executive body of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
Abrahamyan, in particular, said that he was certain that the government
will soon fulfill all the promises that it has made, emphasizing that
there has not been a point or proposal that the government has not
agreed on or implemented.
To the observation that the three non-governing parties, Prosperous
Armenia, Armenian National Congress and Heritage, have demanded that
the government discuss the issue of switching to the 100-percent
proportional electoral system first, the prime minister emphasized
that the government is ready to discuss that issue.
"They even proposed that we start from the tenth point [of the 12
demands], and we agreed with that as well. We are constructive and
want to work with the opposition. Our goal is to try to make the right
decisions together. If they don't want to participate or discuss, I
think, in this case there will be nothing for us to do," he concluded.
Earlier, the Troika parties effectively refused to engage in dialogue
with the authorities after Prime Minister Abrahamyan expressed
readiness to start discussions around the opposition's 12 demands
mainly concerning social and economic issues.
As part of the electoral reform the opposition parties also insist on
the publication of the lists of voters who go to the polls. Opponents
of this step insist that it violates the principle of secret ballot.
NEWS | 27.11.14 | 10:33
http://armenianow.com/news/58821/armenia_prime_minister_hovik_abrahamyan_negotiatio ns_opposition
The government is ready to discuss the proposal of the three opposition
parties known as Troika regarding transition to a party-list-only
electoral system, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said late on
Wednesday while answering questions of journalists before the meeting
of the executive body of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
Abrahamyan, in particular, said that he was certain that the government
will soon fulfill all the promises that it has made, emphasizing that
there has not been a point or proposal that the government has not
agreed on or implemented.
To the observation that the three non-governing parties, Prosperous
Armenia, Armenian National Congress and Heritage, have demanded that
the government discuss the issue of switching to the 100-percent
proportional electoral system first, the prime minister emphasized
that the government is ready to discuss that issue.
"They even proposed that we start from the tenth point [of the 12
demands], and we agreed with that as well. We are constructive and
want to work with the opposition. Our goal is to try to make the right
decisions together. If they don't want to participate or discuss, I
think, in this case there will be nothing for us to do," he concluded.
Earlier, the Troika parties effectively refused to engage in dialogue
with the authorities after Prime Minister Abrahamyan expressed
readiness to start discussions around the opposition's 12 demands
mainly concerning social and economic issues.
As part of the electoral reform the opposition parties also insist on
the publication of the lists of voters who go to the polls. Opponents
of this step insist that it violates the principle of secret ballot.