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STARTING FROM ZERO THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Naira Hayrumyan
Country - Monday, 04 February 2013, 12:20
The peaceful pace of the electoral campaign in Armenia has been
interrupted, and now we should expect new turns. At the same time,
turns should be expected both at the foreign and home political
fronts. The attempt on Paruir Hayrikyan~Rs life put forth several
important questions. 1. Hayrikyan blamed ~SRussian imperialism~T for the
attempt, actually showing that the shooter was not Russia but those
who advocate the new Russian or Eurasian empire. Actually, Hayrikyan
confirmed that Armenia is heavily drawn into the Eurasian structures,
and imperialism will not stop at anything on its way and tomorrow
there may be other victims. Of course, Hayrikyan~Rs statement may be
just an agreed attempt to redirect the arrows to the foreign factors
in order not to allow ~Sinternal enemies~T to raise their head,
especially that the attempt followed his meeting with Serzh Sargsyan.
Most probably, however, the foreign political factor exists, and
Armenia is really standing at dangerous crossroads. Although, even
Hayrikyan~Rs statement caused no discussion among the presidential
candidates about the foreign political bias of Armenia. 2. Hayrikyan~Rs
statement about the possibility of postponing the voting day by two
weeks caused a vibrant reaction of the society. Moreover, the
candidate Andrias Ghukasyan called on Hayrikyan to turn to the
Constitutional Court demanding to appoint new elections after 40 days.
He called on him to use the chance and begin from zero not allowing
the ruling party close to the elections. The Constitutional Court may
dismiss Hayrikyan~Rs claim. Hayrikyan, thanks God, is getting better.
But the fact that this issue which seemed fantastic became actual
means that it may become also real. ~SStarting from zero~T, of course,
is the only condition for formatting the political system in Armenia.
Under the current circumstances, even with Serzh Sargsyan~Rs best
wishes, real elections in Armenia are not possible. However, starting
from zero can be done through a variety of ways. The boycott is still
proposed as a way to cancel the elections and start from zero. If the
candidates and the forces which do not run in the elections wanted to
start from zero, they would have called to boycott the elections. But
no one did this. Now, the proposed way is to turn to the
Constitutional Court with the demand to appoint new elections. Isn~Rt
it clear that the court will not find arguments to appoint new
elections? Political forces and candidates must either admit that
Armenia is really in danger, disagreements are not welcome now, and it
is necessary to unite against the common enemy or to say that there is
no danger, and to encourage people not to go to the polls. It is
hardly necessary to hope that Hayrikyan will abandon charges against
Russian imperialism and will accuse Serzh Sargsyan, and the
Constitutional Court will be so ~Sconstitutional~T that it will appoint
a new election. We must look for another way out although it has long
been on the surface.
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/28803
From: A. Papazian
Naira Hayrumyan
Country - Monday, 04 February 2013, 12:20
The peaceful pace of the electoral campaign in Armenia has been
interrupted, and now we should expect new turns. At the same time,
turns should be expected both at the foreign and home political
fronts. The attempt on Paruir Hayrikyan~Rs life put forth several
important questions. 1. Hayrikyan blamed ~SRussian imperialism~T for the
attempt, actually showing that the shooter was not Russia but those
who advocate the new Russian or Eurasian empire. Actually, Hayrikyan
confirmed that Armenia is heavily drawn into the Eurasian structures,
and imperialism will not stop at anything on its way and tomorrow
there may be other victims. Of course, Hayrikyan~Rs statement may be
just an agreed attempt to redirect the arrows to the foreign factors
in order not to allow ~Sinternal enemies~T to raise their head,
especially that the attempt followed his meeting with Serzh Sargsyan.
Most probably, however, the foreign political factor exists, and
Armenia is really standing at dangerous crossroads. Although, even
Hayrikyan~Rs statement caused no discussion among the presidential
candidates about the foreign political bias of Armenia. 2. Hayrikyan~Rs
statement about the possibility of postponing the voting day by two
weeks caused a vibrant reaction of the society. Moreover, the
candidate Andrias Ghukasyan called on Hayrikyan to turn to the
Constitutional Court demanding to appoint new elections after 40 days.
He called on him to use the chance and begin from zero not allowing
the ruling party close to the elections. The Constitutional Court may
dismiss Hayrikyan~Rs claim. Hayrikyan, thanks God, is getting better.
But the fact that this issue which seemed fantastic became actual
means that it may become also real. ~SStarting from zero~T, of course,
is the only condition for formatting the political system in Armenia.
Under the current circumstances, even with Serzh Sargsyan~Rs best
wishes, real elections in Armenia are not possible. However, starting
from zero can be done through a variety of ways. The boycott is still
proposed as a way to cancel the elections and start from zero. If the
candidates and the forces which do not run in the elections wanted to
start from zero, they would have called to boycott the elections. But
no one did this. Now, the proposed way is to turn to the
Constitutional Court with the demand to appoint new elections. Isn~Rt
it clear that the court will not find arguments to appoint new
elections? Political forces and candidates must either admit that
Armenia is really in danger, disagreements are not welcome now, and it
is necessary to unite against the common enemy or to say that there is
no danger, and to encourage people not to go to the polls. It is
hardly necessary to hope that Hayrikyan will abandon charges against
Russian imperialism and will accuse Serzh Sargsyan, and the
Constitutional Court will be so ~Sconstitutional~T that it will appoint
a new election. We must look for another way out although it has long
been on the surface.
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/28803
From: A. Papazian