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Levon Ter-Petrosyan: With the help of constitutional reforms Serzh
Sargsyan is trying to cause a split among the four opposition parties
ARMINFO
Thursday, June 5, 19:34
With the help of the constitutional reforms Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan is trying to cause a split among the four opposition forces,
the first President of Armenia, the leader of the Armenian National
Congress Levon Ter- Petrosyan said in an interview to ilur.am.
In Ter-Petrosyan's opinion, Sargsyan's arguments that the reforms will
promote economic growth, democracy and prosperity are not logical.
"Does he mean that the current Constitution prevents the ruling regime
from developing the economy or helps it to rob its people, to rig
elections, to send to jail political rivals and to force thousands of
citizens to leave their country? Of course, it doesn't. So, who can
guarantee that this situation will not continue after the reforms?"
Ter-Petrosyan said.
He does not believe Sargsyan when he says that he is not going to run
for one more term as President. "I am against the idea to turn Armenia
into a parliamentary republic. I am sure that Sargsyan will take up
the post of Speaker of the Parliament and will continue ruling the
country as the 'secretary general' of the ruling Republican Party,"
Ter- Petrosyan said.
One more reason why Sargsyan has started the constitutional reforms is
his wish to distract the political and public forces from the key
problems of their country. "Sargsyan has tried to cause a split among
the four opposition forces by suggesting the idea of a bipolar
political system. It was a hint for Prosperous Armenia Party that if
they took his side, he would share the parliament with them. But the
opposition forces have proved to be wiser and have appeared with a
joint agenda," Ter-Petrosyan said.
Sargsyan is trying to cause a split among the four opposition parties
ARMINFO
Thursday, June 5, 19:34
With the help of the constitutional reforms Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan is trying to cause a split among the four opposition forces,
the first President of Armenia, the leader of the Armenian National
Congress Levon Ter- Petrosyan said in an interview to ilur.am.
In Ter-Petrosyan's opinion, Sargsyan's arguments that the reforms will
promote economic growth, democracy and prosperity are not logical.
"Does he mean that the current Constitution prevents the ruling regime
from developing the economy or helps it to rob its people, to rig
elections, to send to jail political rivals and to force thousands of
citizens to leave their country? Of course, it doesn't. So, who can
guarantee that this situation will not continue after the reforms?"
Ter-Petrosyan said.
He does not believe Sargsyan when he says that he is not going to run
for one more term as President. "I am against the idea to turn Armenia
into a parliamentary republic. I am sure that Sargsyan will take up
the post of Speaker of the Parliament and will continue ruling the
country as the 'secretary general' of the ruling Republican Party,"
Ter- Petrosyan said.
One more reason why Sargsyan has started the constitutional reforms is
his wish to distract the political and public forces from the key
problems of their country. "Sargsyan has tried to cause a split among
the four opposition forces by suggesting the idea of a bipolar
political system. It was a hint for Prosperous Armenia Party that if
they took his side, he would share the parliament with them. But the
opposition forces have proved to be wiser and have appeared with a
joint agenda," Ter-Petrosyan said.