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    RPA CONFIDENT OF STAYING IN POWER FOR NEXT DECADE; OPPONENTS CONDEMN HINTS AT "ONE-PARTY DICTATORSHIP"

    Politics | 01.05.14 | 14:33

    The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) believes it has "the level
    of organization, resources, experience and number of members" that
    will enable it to continue to be the leader of Armenia's political
    system "for approximately another decade," a party spokesman said
    on Wednesday.

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    Eduard Sharmazanov, who is also deputy speaker of parliament, stressed
    in his remarks to the media that this is also the opinion shared by
    President Serzh Sargsyan, the leader of the RPA.

    In his statement on April 10, speaking about the planned constitutional
    reform, the head of state expressed his conviction that the RPA will
    remain "a decisive and vital actor" in Armenia even if the system of
    government changes in accordance with the proposed constitutional
    amendments. At the same time, Sargsyan made it clear that he would
    not seek to be reelected for a third consecutive presidential term or
    become prime minister if the Constitution was eventually changed. He
    also effectively called on his predecessors not to seek top state
    posts in the future.

    "If a particular politician or statesman wishes to aspire to the
    highest positions over the next ten years, the main, if not the sole,
    path to attaining that is the RPA. To put it more simply, if anybody
    wants to become president or prime minister of Armenia, they will
    have to go through Melik-Adamian Street [where the RPA office is
    located in Yerevan]," Sharmazanov emphasized.

    The senior RPA representative's words were construed by many observers
    as a warning to former President Robert Kocharyan against contemplating
    a return to major-league politics in the next decade or so. The former
    leader has not yet publicly spoken about his plans, but at least did
    not deny such a possibility in a number of interviews that he gave to
    his unofficial website in recent months. In his interviews Kocharyan
    leveled criticism at the government and current leadership of Armenia
    over their policies, including the plans for the constitutional reform.

    The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), which is widely viewed as
    Kocharyan's political support base, was quick to condemn Sharmazanov's
    remarks, calling it an affront to opposition forces and ordinary
    Armenians not supporting the current government. "I think that the
    Republican Party owes explanations regarding the hints about one-party
    dictatorship for the next decade," PAP spokesman Tigran Urikhanyan
    said in a statement published the same day.

    http://armenianow.com/news/politics/54049/armenia_sharmazanov_rpa_kocharyan_ppa



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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