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REFERENDUMS IN MAY: SEVERAL ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES TO BE ASKED ON ENLARGEMENT ISSUE
NEWS | 19.03.15 | 14:00
http://armenianow.com/news/61560/armenia_referendum_syunik_province_consolidation
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Referendums to be held in May in several communities in Armenia will
mark the practical start of the initiative of the Armenian Government
to enlarge communities.
At the government meeting on Thursday Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of
Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations, said that a local
referendum is scheduled for May 17, 2015 with the purpose to unite
the communities of Dilijan, Haghartsin, Teghut, Gosh, Aghavnavank,
Khachardzan, Hovk in the province of Tavush. The following question
will be put to the referendum: "Do you agree if the communities of
Dilijan, Haghartsin, Teghut, Gosh, Aghavnavank, Khachardzan, Hovk are
united under the name Dilijan, with Dilijan as the community center?"
Referendums will be held on the same day also in several communities
in the provinces of Syunik and Lori. The communities of Shinuhayr,
Tatev, Halidzor, Hazhis, Svarants, Khot, Tandzatap, Kashuni in the
province of Syunik are suggested to be united under the name Tatev with
Shinuhayr as the community center, and in the province of Lori - the
communities of Tumanyan, Marts, Karindz, Lorut, Shamut, Atan, Ahnidzor,
under the name Tumanyan with Tumanyan as the community center.
Still last year the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration
developed a pilot project of enlarging communities in order to
centralize and efficiently spend community resources. Two models of the
program were discussed - program and administrative. The former implies
enlarging within some program, and in case of the administrative model
enlargement takes place according to the distance between communities,
population and compatibility. A total of 14 community clusters have
been formed.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan introduced the community enlargement
as a step toward improvement.
"We will move toward community enlargement and in the given communities
there will be no complaints, arguable issues. This will be official
and will be continuous," Abrahamyan said.
Referendums will be organized with the means of the reserve fund of
the state budget, 42 million AMD (nearly $87,500) will be allocated
to the Central Election Commission (CEC), and more than one million
(nearly $2080) - to the police.
It is noteworthy that these referendums will be held right before
the referendum planned for a constitutional referendum expected in
fall or at the beginning of 2016, and might serve as a touchstone
for that nationwide referendum.
NEWS | 19.03.15 | 14:00
http://armenianow.com/news/61560/armenia_referendum_syunik_province_consolidation
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Referendums to be held in May in several communities in Armenia will
mark the practical start of the initiative of the Armenian Government
to enlarge communities.
At the government meeting on Thursday Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of
Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations, said that a local
referendum is scheduled for May 17, 2015 with the purpose to unite
the communities of Dilijan, Haghartsin, Teghut, Gosh, Aghavnavank,
Khachardzan, Hovk in the province of Tavush. The following question
will be put to the referendum: "Do you agree if the communities of
Dilijan, Haghartsin, Teghut, Gosh, Aghavnavank, Khachardzan, Hovk are
united under the name Dilijan, with Dilijan as the community center?"
Referendums will be held on the same day also in several communities
in the provinces of Syunik and Lori. The communities of Shinuhayr,
Tatev, Halidzor, Hazhis, Svarants, Khot, Tandzatap, Kashuni in the
province of Syunik are suggested to be united under the name Tatev with
Shinuhayr as the community center, and in the province of Lori - the
communities of Tumanyan, Marts, Karindz, Lorut, Shamut, Atan, Ahnidzor,
under the name Tumanyan with Tumanyan as the community center.
Still last year the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration
developed a pilot project of enlarging communities in order to
centralize and efficiently spend community resources. Two models of the
program were discussed - program and administrative. The former implies
enlarging within some program, and in case of the administrative model
enlargement takes place according to the distance between communities,
population and compatibility. A total of 14 community clusters have
been formed.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan introduced the community enlargement
as a step toward improvement.
"We will move toward community enlargement and in the given communities
there will be no complaints, arguable issues. This will be official
and will be continuous," Abrahamyan said.
Referendums will be organized with the means of the reserve fund of
the state budget, 42 million AMD (nearly $87,500) will be allocated
to the Central Election Commission (CEC), and more than one million
(nearly $2080) - to the police.
It is noteworthy that these referendums will be held right before
the referendum planned for a constitutional referendum expected in
fall or at the beginning of 2016, and might serve as a touchstone
for that nationwide referendum.