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Why Does the ARF Support Bako Sahakyan?
http://karabakh-open.info/en/subjecten/927-en261
Saturday, 16 June 2012 22:13
Spokesman of the ARF Central Committee of Artsakh Davit Ishkhanyan
clarified the party's decision of supporting Bako Sahakyan in the
upcoming presidential elections in the Central Committee's official
website. The statements made, however, can hardly be perceived as
valid answers as they arouse many more questions. According to him the
CC has earlier convoked an extended conference participated by all the
party members holding different posts in the state system, members of
the NA ARF faction to discuss the issue of the party's participation
in the elections. At its June 6 session the Central Committee together
with the ARF Bureau adopted a joint resolution to support NKR
incumbent President Bako Sahakyan' s candidacy without taking part in
his pre-election headquarters, however, and to expel Vitali Balasanyan
from the NKR NA ARF faction.
To the question `Does the ARF office of Artsakh unconditionally trust
the current president?' Davit Ishkhanyan answered, `The ARF office of
Artsakh is surely discontented with NKR President Bako Sahakyan's
interior policy. Moreover, we consider highly unacceptable such
manifestations of his policy as the disregard of the role of the
political parties functioning in Artsakh in the state government
system, cadres policy, the activities aimed at resettlement and
finally the social atmosphere created in Artsakh where any possibility
of dissidence is ignored. The ARF CC of Artsakh has many times
addressed these concerns to the authorities at different levels.
Proceeding from the mentioned anxieties our support for Bako
Sahakyan's candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections lies on a
conditional basis,' Davit Ishkhanyan noted.
It is not clear why the ARF-Dashnaktsutsyun supports the incumbent
president if it is dissatisfied with the authorities' activities in
the mentioned directions. Does this mean that the ARF office of
Artsakh does not attach so much significance to these directions some
which are of strategic importance for the country while the others may
carry fateful consequences?
The ARF spokesman made another announcement again during the interview
according to which the ARF will not constitute a part of election
headquarters explaining that `the officials who caused perversion of
the social atmosphere are active participants of Bako Sahakyan's
pre-election headquarters. Out of this circumstance the CC has
determined to have no participation in Bako Sahakyan's election
campaigns and his headquarters and challenged the ARF members not to.
We will set up our own headquarters through which we will systematize
our activities,' Davit Ishkhanyan added.
I wonder what officials the CC spokesman means: those who supported
Bako Sahakyan during the previous presidential elections or those who
are still going to support him. Apparently Bako Sahakyan's supporting
team will mostly remain the same; he will be surrounded by the Prime
Minister, the present day Mayor of Stepanakert who was the head of his
pre-election headquarters during the previous elections, a number of
ministers and other officials. If the ARF does not agree with the
policy carried out by these officials why has it decided to support
the same candidate who after the elections will be surrounded by the
same officials carrying out the same policy? Maybe the reason is the
personal sympathy towards the current president or maybe the aim of
the ARF members to save their businesses and posts they hold that is
why they make an unsuccessful attempt to conceal all these
considerations under the veil of having no participation in the
pre-election headquarters.
The ARF-Dashnaktsutsyun had better not express any dissatisfaction or
after such announcements it should have called on its members to free
ballot. The fact is that after the elections they will have to work
with the same team and bear responsibility for each step of this team.
http://karabakh-open.info/en/subjecten/927-en261
Saturday, 16 June 2012 22:13
Spokesman of the ARF Central Committee of Artsakh Davit Ishkhanyan
clarified the party's decision of supporting Bako Sahakyan in the
upcoming presidential elections in the Central Committee's official
website. The statements made, however, can hardly be perceived as
valid answers as they arouse many more questions. According to him the
CC has earlier convoked an extended conference participated by all the
party members holding different posts in the state system, members of
the NA ARF faction to discuss the issue of the party's participation
in the elections. At its June 6 session the Central Committee together
with the ARF Bureau adopted a joint resolution to support NKR
incumbent President Bako Sahakyan' s candidacy without taking part in
his pre-election headquarters, however, and to expel Vitali Balasanyan
from the NKR NA ARF faction.
To the question `Does the ARF office of Artsakh unconditionally trust
the current president?' Davit Ishkhanyan answered, `The ARF office of
Artsakh is surely discontented with NKR President Bako Sahakyan's
interior policy. Moreover, we consider highly unacceptable such
manifestations of his policy as the disregard of the role of the
political parties functioning in Artsakh in the state government
system, cadres policy, the activities aimed at resettlement and
finally the social atmosphere created in Artsakh where any possibility
of dissidence is ignored. The ARF CC of Artsakh has many times
addressed these concerns to the authorities at different levels.
Proceeding from the mentioned anxieties our support for Bako
Sahakyan's candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections lies on a
conditional basis,' Davit Ishkhanyan noted.
It is not clear why the ARF-Dashnaktsutsyun supports the incumbent
president if it is dissatisfied with the authorities' activities in
the mentioned directions. Does this mean that the ARF office of
Artsakh does not attach so much significance to these directions some
which are of strategic importance for the country while the others may
carry fateful consequences?
The ARF spokesman made another announcement again during the interview
according to which the ARF will not constitute a part of election
headquarters explaining that `the officials who caused perversion of
the social atmosphere are active participants of Bako Sahakyan's
pre-election headquarters. Out of this circumstance the CC has
determined to have no participation in Bako Sahakyan's election
campaigns and his headquarters and challenged the ARF members not to.
We will set up our own headquarters through which we will systematize
our activities,' Davit Ishkhanyan added.
I wonder what officials the CC spokesman means: those who supported
Bako Sahakyan during the previous presidential elections or those who
are still going to support him. Apparently Bako Sahakyan's supporting
team will mostly remain the same; he will be surrounded by the Prime
Minister, the present day Mayor of Stepanakert who was the head of his
pre-election headquarters during the previous elections, a number of
ministers and other officials. If the ARF does not agree with the
policy carried out by these officials why has it decided to support
the same candidate who after the elections will be surrounded by the
same officials carrying out the same policy? Maybe the reason is the
personal sympathy towards the current president or maybe the aim of
the ARF members to save their businesses and posts they hold that is
why they make an unsuccessful attempt to conceal all these
considerations under the veil of having no participation in the
pre-election headquarters.
The ARF-Dashnaktsutsyun had better not express any dissatisfaction or
after such announcements it should have called on its members to free
ballot. The fact is that after the elections they will have to work
with the same team and bear responsibility for each step of this team.