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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION REP. GRACIOUSLY GIVES SEATS TO RULING COALITION
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Feb 28 2011
Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan and the leaders of the ruling parties recently
signed an unconstitutional memorandum, the aim being Serzh Sargsyan's
premature nomination at the 2013 presidential election in defiance
of the law, Raffi Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the opposition Heritage
Party, stated in Parliament.
"By making that step President Serzh Sargsyan actually suggested to
the Armenian public the following: `I am the State.` The document
is actually guarantee of Serzh Sargsyan's presidency for the
following seven years - a period of further anti-national policy
of large-scale emigration and lawlessness," Hovhannisyan said. The
current disproportion of parliamentary forces is the result of election
rigging. "But the ruling forces are dissatisfied with even such a
small number of opposition members in Parliament. Do not worry, dear
masters, the Opposition does not need to rig elections to get some
seats in Parliament. Take them as your heritage," Hovhannisyan said.
He also mentioned the Armenian-Turkish protocols that are still on
the Parliament's agenda.
The ruling coalition representatives present at the sitting raised
their voices in protest. However, the Heritage members ignored them,
as they walked out immediately after Hovhannisyan`s speech. Chairman of
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) faction
proposed a 20-minute interval in the Parliament`s sitting to "know
what from which."
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that the Heritage Party has
seven seats in the 131-member Armenian Parliament.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Feb 28 2011
Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan and the leaders of the ruling parties recently
signed an unconstitutional memorandum, the aim being Serzh Sargsyan's
premature nomination at the 2013 presidential election in defiance
of the law, Raffi Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the opposition Heritage
Party, stated in Parliament.
"By making that step President Serzh Sargsyan actually suggested to
the Armenian public the following: `I am the State.` The document
is actually guarantee of Serzh Sargsyan's presidency for the
following seven years - a period of further anti-national policy
of large-scale emigration and lawlessness," Hovhannisyan said. The
current disproportion of parliamentary forces is the result of election
rigging. "But the ruling forces are dissatisfied with even such a
small number of opposition members in Parliament. Do not worry, dear
masters, the Opposition does not need to rig elections to get some
seats in Parliament. Take them as your heritage," Hovhannisyan said.
He also mentioned the Armenian-Turkish protocols that are still on
the Parliament's agenda.
The ruling coalition representatives present at the sitting raised
their voices in protest. However, the Heritage members ignored them,
as they walked out immediately after Hovhannisyan`s speech. Chairman of
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) faction
proposed a 20-minute interval in the Parliament`s sitting to "know
what from which."
Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that the Heritage Party has
seven seats in the 131-member Armenian Parliament.
From: A. Papazian