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SERZH SARGSYAN'S NEXT ROLE
Haikazn Ghahriyan, Editor-in-Chief
Comments - 18 March 2015, 15:40
Putting forward the topic of amendments to the Constitution, Serzh
Sargsyan announced, "I will never ever run for the post of president
of the Republic of Armenia. If a way is chosen in the result of the
concluding discussion which will not match my wish, I mean the model
of parliamentary governance, I will not aspire to the post of prime
minister either. One person in Armenia must not contend for the
steering wheel of the country for more than once in his or her life."
This caused contemplations that Serzh Sargsyan may aspire to the post
of speaker of the National Assembly.
The head of the board of the Armenian Pan-National Movement Ararat
Zurabyan who had met with Serzh Sargsyan said the latter assured him
that he will not aspire to the post of speaker of parliament either.
In other words, Serzh Sargsyan is not aspiring to the top three
administrative posts.
Speaker Galust Sahakyan said the amendments to the Constitution will
not be a hindrance to nominating Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister or
president, adding that every party is free in its nominations for one
post or another. "If he dislikes the model, he will not be nominated.
If the model of governance remains semi-presidential or presidential,
he will not be nominated," Galust Sahakyan said.
During his meeting with the committee elaborating the draft amendments
Serzh Sargsyan said security issues must be taken into account in
changing the model of governance. In other words, the issue as to
which official will have powers to coordinate the security agencies
was put forward.
In fact, Serzh Sargsyan does not care about the model of governance
or the new hierarchy but which top official will be managing the
security agencies. He has suggested developing a model which will
give a clear answer to this question.
Should it be deduced that after clarifying this detail it will be
clear which office Serzh Sargsyan will be aspiring to? So far one
thing is clear - the amendments to the Constitution catalyzed domestic
developments, and Serzh Sargsyan got a chance to reshape freely the
field called political and neutralize the possible competitors and
set to create a "new government".
In addition, this is accompanied with an interesting trick. Those
in charge of the country are regularly making unexpected, sometimes
contradictory leaks relating to the amendments to the Constitution,
which seem to be meant to keep up tension and hold the domestic
processes under control.
It should be noted, for example, that two draft amendments may be
put to discussion. Or, the number of members of parliament may be
reduced from 131 to 75. Officials also say that the Constitution may
not amended at all.
It is hard to tell whether this is a developed scheme or the government
has no final decision and is trying out different options to check out
public reaction. However, one thing is clear - the amendments to the
Constitution are not the main subject but a tool through which the
government's plans relating to both domestic and foreign policies
must be implemented. The model of governance and Serzh Sargsyan's
future role will be aligned to this.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/33790#sthash.mht4Fe6m.dpuf
From: A. Papazian
Haikazn Ghahriyan, Editor-in-Chief
Comments - 18 March 2015, 15:40
Putting forward the topic of amendments to the Constitution, Serzh
Sargsyan announced, "I will never ever run for the post of president
of the Republic of Armenia. If a way is chosen in the result of the
concluding discussion which will not match my wish, I mean the model
of parliamentary governance, I will not aspire to the post of prime
minister either. One person in Armenia must not contend for the
steering wheel of the country for more than once in his or her life."
This caused contemplations that Serzh Sargsyan may aspire to the post
of speaker of the National Assembly.
The head of the board of the Armenian Pan-National Movement Ararat
Zurabyan who had met with Serzh Sargsyan said the latter assured him
that he will not aspire to the post of speaker of parliament either.
In other words, Serzh Sargsyan is not aspiring to the top three
administrative posts.
Speaker Galust Sahakyan said the amendments to the Constitution will
not be a hindrance to nominating Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister or
president, adding that every party is free in its nominations for one
post or another. "If he dislikes the model, he will not be nominated.
If the model of governance remains semi-presidential or presidential,
he will not be nominated," Galust Sahakyan said.
During his meeting with the committee elaborating the draft amendments
Serzh Sargsyan said security issues must be taken into account in
changing the model of governance. In other words, the issue as to
which official will have powers to coordinate the security agencies
was put forward.
In fact, Serzh Sargsyan does not care about the model of governance
or the new hierarchy but which top official will be managing the
security agencies. He has suggested developing a model which will
give a clear answer to this question.
Should it be deduced that after clarifying this detail it will be
clear which office Serzh Sargsyan will be aspiring to? So far one
thing is clear - the amendments to the Constitution catalyzed domestic
developments, and Serzh Sargsyan got a chance to reshape freely the
field called political and neutralize the possible competitors and
set to create a "new government".
In addition, this is accompanied with an interesting trick. Those
in charge of the country are regularly making unexpected, sometimes
contradictory leaks relating to the amendments to the Constitution,
which seem to be meant to keep up tension and hold the domestic
processes under control.
It should be noted, for example, that two draft amendments may be
put to discussion. Or, the number of members of parliament may be
reduced from 131 to 75. Officials also say that the Constitution may
not amended at all.
It is hard to tell whether this is a developed scheme or the government
has no final decision and is trying out different options to check out
public reaction. However, one thing is clear - the amendments to the
Constitution are not the main subject but a tool through which the
government's plans relating to both domestic and foreign policies
must be implemented. The model of governance and Serzh Sargsyan's
future role will be aligned to this.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/33790#sthash.mht4Fe6m.dpuf
From: A. Papazian