Galust Sahakyan: “To cause panic… It is a civilized way” (video)
Galust Sahakyan, who was absent from the republic due to health problems, has missed the National Assembly: “Both the journalists and MPs”, he says. Yet during his absence in one of the sittings the Republican MPs cursed and offended the opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan. “All the parliaments in the world are like that,” says the NA President. On that unlucky day Mr Sahakyan’s health condition deteriorated, but he is committed to the quality of his speech. Galust Sahakyan, who is familiar with the draft Electoral Code, which is actively discussed at the National Assembly during these days, knows the reason for the idea of limiting the number of journalists at the polling stations: “There is no such a polling station in Armenia, where 30, 100 or 200 journalists can be placed,” he says. But if journalists have proposals, the authorities will listen. Mr Sahakyan has an offer: “If you draw something new, suppose, enter in turn or something like that, it will be accepted.” By the way, Galust Sahakyan isn’t afraid that the authorities’ stance, which doesn’t imply any possibility of making concessions in the discussions over the draft Electoral Code, may force people to take to the streets: “All the thoughts presented in the code will be in the laws. And gathering people in that way, causing panic etc., it is a civilized way.” “Regime isn’t in panic, regime is bringing a code, which cannot be broken,” says Galust Sahakyan.
