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    "BLACK SHEEP" OF DULL PARLIAMENT
    Hayk Aramyan

    Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26377.html
    Published: 10:42:13 - 31/05/2012

    Armen Rustamyan, representative of the Supreme Body of the
    ARF Dashnaktsutyun, says positive trends can be seen in the new
    parliament. According to him, the counterbalance has increased and
    interesting figures have entered the parliament. Debates will become
    more interesting and the parliament may become a more political body.

    For his part, Member of Parliament Vartan Oskanian, PAP, former foreign
    minister, noted that the PAP will keep to the constructive track as
    an alternative to the ruling force. The fact that we failed to find
    common ground to form a coalition with the majority force means we
    have different programs, says Oskanian adding that the parliament
    and the society will benefit from the current situation.

    According to him, today we are close to having a real parliament.

    ARFD and PAP formed the joint headquarters to monitor elections and
    prevent election fraud. Congress was also member of this team. These
    three parties stated they would end the RPA monopoly.

    The headquarters has not done anything specific. Instead the PAP
    bought votes, while the PRA monopoly has strengthened. Moreover,
    if previously the RPA didn't have an absolute monopoly but shared
    power with the PAP and ARFD, now it has it all.

    By the way, it is interesting that Oskanian was asked who proposed
    coalition, the PAP or the RPA, he avoided answering. In reality, it
    is an extremely important nuance because, according to some press
    reports, Gagik Tsarukyan hinted to the PAP MPs that his party had
    proposed the coalition.

    Anyway, after having dwelt on the intention to break down the RPA
    monopoly, Oskanian and Rustamyan say the fact that real debates may
    be held in the parliament which can finally become a political body
    is a positive trend.

    It seems like consolation. The point is that the PAP and ARFD have
    never held debates in the parliament. The ARFD complained of the
    Armenian-Turkish issues but it did not initiate a real debate. There
    is also the other side of the issue. Who will debate? Logically,
    it had to be the RPA but this party has nothing to say and it isn't
    inclined for debates, as it has showed during the campaign.

    So, it is unclear with whom the PAP and ARFD, as well as the Congress
    and Heritage will debate. Perhaps, raise some issues with each other
    which will get the same cynical and graceless reaction as always.

    Anyway, this will be the state of things till the presidential
    elections. By the way, the press reported that Gagik Tsarukyan
    urged his party fellows not to hold rude speeches, "till we see
    what happens".

    So, we will again have a mute and dull parliament where the opposition
    will continue being "partisans" like it did in the campaign, instead
    of engaging in real politics.

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