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ANALYST: WITH NO MECHANISM OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS EXISTING, ROBERT KOCHARYAN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Friday, October 3, 10:35
Unlike the problematic mechanism of presidential elections,
parliamentary elections in Armenia do not de facto exist, Director
of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies Manvel
Sargsyan told ArmInfo on Monday.
"Parliamentary elections divide all this process into 131 parts and
make it much easier for the regime to keep power in its hands. That's
why the Republicans are so eager to preserve all they have created so
far: power usurped by one group and definite roles for other ones. If
everything works well, why not to keep it for one more decade?"
Sargsayn said.
In this light, the mechanism of presidential elections is a problem
for Serzh Sargsyan as change of the criminal lord is a serious step.
"We all saw what happened on Mar 1 2008, when Kocharyan was replaced
by Sargsyan. It was not just a conflict between the people and the
usurpers but a war inside the gang," Sargsyan said.
He is sure that with no mechanism of presidential elections, Robert
Kocharyan will not be able to do anything at all as parliamentary
elections in Armenia are orchestrated by oligarchs who pay big money
for the seats. "Supposing they give the money to Kocharyan, how will
he guarantee the seats? The very goal of the constitutional reforms is
to keep the existing system unchanged. They are changing the legal
framework just to convince people that they are going to change
everything, but in fact they are changing nothing," Sargsyan said.
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by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Friday, October 3, 10:35
Unlike the problematic mechanism of presidential elections,
parliamentary elections in Armenia do not de facto exist, Director
of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies Manvel
Sargsyan told ArmInfo on Monday.
"Parliamentary elections divide all this process into 131 parts and
make it much easier for the regime to keep power in its hands. That's
why the Republicans are so eager to preserve all they have created so
far: power usurped by one group and definite roles for other ones. If
everything works well, why not to keep it for one more decade?"
Sargsayn said.
In this light, the mechanism of presidential elections is a problem
for Serzh Sargsyan as change of the criminal lord is a serious step.
"We all saw what happened on Mar 1 2008, when Kocharyan was replaced
by Sargsyan. It was not just a conflict between the people and the
usurpers but a war inside the gang," Sargsyan said.
He is sure that with no mechanism of presidential elections, Robert
Kocharyan will not be able to do anything at all as parliamentary
elections in Armenia are orchestrated by oligarchs who pay big money
for the seats. "Supposing they give the money to Kocharyan, how will
he guarantee the seats? The very goal of the constitutional reforms is
to keep the existing system unchanged. They are changing the legal
framework just to convince people that they are going to change
everything, but in fact they are changing nothing," Sargsyan said.
Send to a friend
More on topic
ACNIS Director: Presidential election system is the only mechanism
impeding retention of power in Armenia
Analyst: When Hovik Abrahamyan was appointed as Prime Minister,
the regime realized that there is no use in changing the system
Analyst: Reformation of the Armenian Constitution aims to legalize
the political groups' crimes
Expert: Armenia is close to becoming a slave of criminal capital
Manvel Sargsyan: The myth of Russia's importance for Armenia is based
on the formula "We will defend you"